The night before last, we were sleeping when the phone rang. I hate when that happens cuz you know it's never good news on the other side. It was our friend / neighbor, MM, announcing to us that he was in our cottage with the police and the robber. Basically, MM noticed a suspicious car roaming around the lake and since there had been many break-ins during the winter, he decided to investigate. After driving around for 30 minutes, he came across the car in our driveway. All the lights were on and he saw shadows inside. Problem for the thiefs is that oncce they noticed MM's truck, they could not get away as our road is a cul-de-sac and MM's truck was blocking the way. He had already called the police with his suspicions so they were there relatively quickly. However, once they got in, there was only one person there, a 20 year old girl. The other or others had already fled the scene. Why she stayed, you ask? It was her car in our driveway so she was screwed. She kept insisting that she was alone but I guess as time went on at the police station, she must have gotten spooked or her parents told her to fess up. She gave up the names of the two guys and according to the police, they have been located and are coming in today.
What really bugs me the most, besides the violation of my home and personal space, is that they destroyed my new front door. A door that has only seen my key maybe a total of 10 times! And they took stupid things like the TV remote, ipod charger etc. Anyway, it is rare that thiefs are caught so this story is quite unique. And I am very thankful to MM for taking the initiative in snooping around and then actually stopping them in the act. Our lake will now be a better place to live!
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