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House break-in - what do I do?

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  • 10-12-2016 9:55pm
    #1
    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭


    Hi

    Yesterday evening I was coming home from my nephews christening and found the door to my house slightly ajar. I had locked it on the deadlock, my sister saw me lock it. I came home last night at about 3:30 am to find the door ajar and the light on in the living room and my bedroom. I definitely switched them off. Nothing was stolen, and the house was quiet. However, this morning, I heard something upstairs while I was having my breakfast, I was curious and went to investigate and found nothing, but anyway.

    What should I do to protect my house. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have moved house to swords on Thursday and I did troll that forum, but this is not trolling, there are plenty of verifiable witnesses.

    Instead of closing this thread, can somebody please tell me some other remedies to protect the house. I have an alarm, locks and a husky, Wilson. I don't know what the hell happened yesterday, i phoned the guards and they came and told me to get an alarm. They recommended phonewatch, is this any good?

    Thanks


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    beechwood55
    Registered Users Posts: 532 ✭✭✭beechwood55


    Is your alarm monitored? If not then consider getting one that is. We have Phonewatch (monitored) and are very happy with it - we have set it off accidentally several times and we get a phone call within 30 seconds asking if all is ok.


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    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭TheIT


    My alarm isn't monitored. Just in the past few minutes I have heard another suspicious sound upstairs. It seems to be coming from the attic, but I don't usually go up there. It is probably nothing, but it sounded like footsteps.

    I will contact phonewatch tomorrow and see what they can do.

    As for the attic...


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    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭pablo128


    TheIT wrote: »
    My alarm isn't monitored. Just in the past few minutes I have heard another suspicious sound upstairs. It seems to be coming from the attic, but I don't usually go up there. It is probably nothing, but it sounded like footsteps.

    I will contact phonewatch tomorrow and see what they can do.

    As for the attic...

    Call the Gardai if you think someone is in your attic.


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    tuisginideach
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    Were the locks changed when you moved in?


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    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭TheIT


    The locks weren't changed when I moved in, but they are chubb locks. I am going up to check in the attic in a few minutes, I have heard a lot of thumping and footsteps up there tonight, it's probably a bird or something.. I'm not worrying, last time I went up there was to get the tree down.


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    Haithabu
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    TheIT wrote: »
    I am going up to check in the attic in a few minutes
    Take Wilson with you


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    bigpoppa
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    Anyone else moderately concerned?


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    PopTarts
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    bigpoppa wrote: »
    Anyone else moderately concerned?

    No he's trolling.


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    bigpoppa
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    Ahh grand


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    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭TheIT


    Right lads, I have checked the attic and nothing is there, can everybody forget about it and talk about security? I did notice something in the attic but I won't say it because I will be accused of trolling.


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    judeboy101
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    TheIT wrote: »
    Right lads, I have checked the attic and nothing is there, can everybody forget about it and talk about security? I did notice something in the attic but I won't say it because I will be accused of trolling.


    was it a dirty looking japanese girl walking crawling backwards on all fours?


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    Bells21
    Registered Users Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭Bells21


    TheIT wrote:
    Right lads, I have checked the attic and nothing is there, can everybody forget about it and talk about security? I did notice something in the attic but I won't say it because I will be accused of trolling.


    Was it that huge scary cat like creature with glowing eyes that you posted about previously that you found up there by any chance?


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    The_Chap
    Registered Users Posts: 493 ✭✭The_Chap


    Get an alarm and change the locks, not sure what else you want anybody to say?


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    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭TheIT


    Would Chubb locks be strong enough to prevent a break in? I heard what I thought was breathing from the other side of the attic but I didn't bother investigating, I'm not trolling.


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    Plugguy
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭Plugguy


    Why didn't you check?


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,746 ✭✭✭degsie


    Call Ghostbusters.

    Toll free 555-TROLL-ME


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    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭TheIT


    I didn't check because it's a Saturday evening, I'm going out for the night in a few hours and the attic is relatively big and dark. I just have a torch.

    The alarm I have now is an old adt, like I said I am getting it replaced to phonewatch asap.


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    beechwood55
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    Surely it would have occurred to you to change locks when you moved in?? Thought that would have been obvious. Get new locks in tomorrow.


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    9or10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 664 ✭✭✭9or10


    TheIT wrote: »
    Would Chubb locks be strong enough to prevent a break in? I heard what I thought was breathing from the other side of the attic but I didn't bother investigating, I'm not trolling.

    Chubb make a good lock but any lock is only ever as good as the fabric of the door and frame.


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    Mongfinder General
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    Change the locks ffs. Get sash jammers on your windows too. Lock each rooms door before you go to bed or leave the house. Some big hairy ****er could ass rape you all because you haven't changed the locks


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    alexonhisown
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    if you heard someone breathing in the attic, have you called the guards yet? Otherwise i wouldnt go back to house later after your night out


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    ShaShaBear
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    Don't bother with the locks. Not much good if the burglar is already in your house ;)


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    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭TheIT


    The house is over 10 years old, I don't think the locks have been changed. I will change them tomorrow, I'll also ask the guy changing them to have a look at the attic, I can still hear things up there.


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    bigpoppa
    Registered Users Posts: 459 ✭✭bigpoppa


    Sure why would you bother investigating. Head out for a pint. Ridiculous thread


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    wylie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭wylie


    Katie Taylor is fighting now....


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    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭TheIT


    The attic can be opened and closed from the attic itself, but surely if there was somebody up there I would know by now. I'm going out at around half eleven into town with the lads and probably won't be back until the army hours.


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    #28
    Johngoose
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    It could be haunted might want to call a priest as well as the lock smith...


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    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭pablo128


    TheIT wrote: »
    The house is over 10 years old, I don't think the locks have been changed. I will change them tomorrow, I'll also ask the guy changing them to have a look at the attic, I can still hear things up there.

    Ah go away. If your scared, thats ok. But an attic cant be that big that it would take to long to have a look around it.

    Bring a knife with you.


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    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users Posts: 6,484 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    Two threads locked previous to this for trolling and a ban from a whole forum. You certainly have form.


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    TheIT
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭TheIT


    I will admit, I am a bit scared. To cut a long story short, my parents house was burgled when I was 8, held up at knifepoint, I nearly died with the fear. That is why I asked about the area being safe. I still can't get it out of my mind, that will never go away.


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