We have just returned home from T's birthday party, the dining room had been converted into a cinema for his friends do yesterday, so T was in his element. P, A J and Th came. The children had a great time.
I took the services at Sh and OW this morning before we set off, stopping en route for lunch at "The Great Western", on the canal at Aynho.
It was very good.
We eventually got to see "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" on Friday - pretty good, but not great.
We arrived home at about 9.30pm, to see a 4x4 Mercedes (ZBK 3817) parked outside. As we swung into the drive we realised that the bedroom curtains were askew, the light was on & we had burglars.
The guy in the car started the engine & pipped the horn, G tried to phone the police , we ran up the drive to see three men in black, wearing balaclavas run out of the back door & round the back.
G ran in to phone - no mobile signal - I ran down the drive, saw the car drive off, obviously without the burglars and started to run along the road, assuming they would reappear around the corner to meet the car.
Actually they came through a very small hole in the hedge in the corner so I came face to face with them , apparently all carrying shotguns and a white bag full of booty.
I shouted abuse at them and tried to grab the bag - a pillowslip.
They were equally abusive and got round and ran off down the road, me in hot pursuit, screaming "phone the police" at the top of my voice.
The chap in the first cottage heard me, phoned then came out.
When I reached the corner there was nothing to be seen.
The car had left & the burglars were in the ditch, we later found out, where they left the guns & bag of swag, found by the police dog & returned.
A police helicopter was over for about half an hour and the police were here for hours, desperate to get these guys as they reckoned catching them would clear up a lot of other thefts.
Rumours were rife on Facebook & phone lines hot , within the hour - we had been attacked by thee men with shotguns, etc etc.
The back door was shattered and we're still missing the jewellery and cash they pocketed.
Thankfully, they only did our bedroom, big time though, we were back in time to stop them getting away with a lot of our stuff and no-one was hurt.
Saturday was spent with police and clearing up.
Today, we needed a break!
If you see the Merc 4x4, with darkened windows, do ring us or the police.
Tennis & college tomorrow then a trip into town.
This is how it looked:
I may take time off next week - I feel another novel coming on; possibly a crime thriller!
I took the services at Sh and OW this morning before we set off, stopping en route for lunch at "The Great Western", on the canal at Aynho.
It was very good.
We eventually got to see "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" on Friday - pretty good, but not great.
We arrived home at about 9.30pm, to see a 4x4 Mercedes (ZBK 3817) parked outside. As we swung into the drive we realised that the bedroom curtains were askew, the light was on & we had burglars.
The guy in the car started the engine & pipped the horn, G tried to phone the police , we ran up the drive to see three men in black, wearing balaclavas run out of the back door & round the back.
G ran in to phone - no mobile signal - I ran down the drive, saw the car drive off, obviously without the burglars and started to run along the road, assuming they would reappear around the corner to meet the car.
Actually they came through a very small hole in the hedge in the corner so I came face to face with them , apparently all carrying shotguns and a white bag full of booty.
I shouted abuse at them and tried to grab the bag - a pillowslip.
They were equally abusive and got round and ran off down the road, me in hot pursuit, screaming "phone the police" at the top of my voice.
The chap in the first cottage heard me, phoned then came out.
When I reached the corner there was nothing to be seen.
The car had left & the burglars were in the ditch, we later found out, where they left the guns & bag of swag, found by the police dog & returned.
A police helicopter was over for about half an hour and the police were here for hours, desperate to get these guys as they reckoned catching them would clear up a lot of other thefts.
Rumours were rife on Facebook & phone lines hot , within the hour - we had been attacked by thee men with shotguns, etc etc.
The back door was shattered and we're still missing the jewellery and cash they pocketed.
Thankfully, they only did our bedroom, big time though, we were back in time to stop them getting away with a lot of our stuff and no-one was hurt.
Saturday was spent with police and clearing up.
Today, we needed a break!
If you see the Merc 4x4, with darkened windows, do ring us or the police.
Tennis & college tomorrow then a trip into town.
This is how it looked:
I may take time off next week - I feel another novel coming on; possibly a crime thriller!
3 comments:
sorry to hear about your experience with the burglars, I hope you're not too shaken up by it all. Perhaps you need to get a bloody big dog?
Think they are false plates Z only appears in NI(usually as the 3rd letter) and in cherished numbers. However cherished the car I doubt it would be the best choice in which to go a-burgling.
Yes.
I'm sure they weren't able to borrow it from one of their fathers.
Bastards.
We're fine, just tired.
m
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