Harriet Vane Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I just read your post to my Dh and he wants you to know about this: http://www.spyville.com/spy-finder.html Dh says: Any device with a slow strobe might be able to work. She can google search "lens detector." Me again: Since the police can only do so much, I'd be likely to hire a private investigator and get some help. I'd want to ambush this couple and press charges. Then I'd move. Horrible. I'm so sorry. :grouphug: Alley :iagree: Get a private investigator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted September 5, 2010 Author Share Posted September 5, 2010 :iagree: Get a private investigator. I sent her your suggestion. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I find it disturbing the cops didn't try for fingerprints or anything? I have to say I'd be putting hidden cameras up, because I'd be very tempted to try to catch whoever did it almost as much as keeping them out. Thinking this over for a day, I think I'd change the locks, tell all my friends as if it is the funniest thing I've ever heard of, and wait for someone to spill their joke. Really, who sneaks in a house and heads for the one room with someone sleeping in it, a male and female couple? A joker. A thief usually works alone, rarely as a male/female pair, and if they sneak in a house at night to steal, they case the joint and start with the easy stuff first...not talking in the room of a sleeping person, and giggling to boot--just to turn and leave. I vote for an aborted practical joke with two people who are friends of friends of sister, and who had no idea there was a recorder in place. Alcohol may have been involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I might consider getting someone to actually sit awake in her house (or nearby to the front door--out of sight), Make sure their car is elsewhere so they are not tipped off to this person's presence. You can also get motion sensing infrared cameras that will take pics w/out a flash. She might only get pics of the dog pooping in the living room, but it's worth a try... I'm more inclined to want to catch people in this kind of act then scare them off. And while I'd definitely NOT want them in my house, it would make me crazy not to know WHO was coming in. :grouphug: Hope your sister gets this resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted September 5, 2010 Author Share Posted September 5, 2010 Thinking this over for a day, I think I'd change the locks, tell all my friends as if it is the funniest thing I've ever heard of, and wait for someone to spill their joke. Really, who sneaks in a house and heads for the one room with someone sleeping in it, a male and female couple? A joker. A thief usually works alone, rarely as a male/female pair, and if they sneak in a house at night to steal, they case the joint and start with the easy stuff first...not talking in the room of a sleeping person, and giggling to boot--just to turn and leave. I vote for an aborted practical joke with two people who are friends of friends of sister, and who had no idea there was a recorder in place. Alcohol may have been involved. hope you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 So did she solve the problem and or find out who was doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daughterofsarah77 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 You know, I was thinking about this the other day and wondered what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I was just wondering yesterday! I don't think I'll ever forget this situation. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Curious too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 Curious too.... Absolutely no resolution. She doesn't want to talk about it either. If she didn't have the tape she'd be apt to say that it was all in her head. But there's the tape. With the very clear voices. Sometimes she will say that she wonders if it was just the dog stretching and yawning or clicking nails on the wood floor. But then there is that recording of a clear conversation. The police department didn't find anything and they didn't really have anything to go on other than that tape. There have been a number of burglaries in her neighborhood but no one has been caught yet. -She's got a new house alarm. -A panic button for her bedside. -A lock on the inside of her bedroom door to use when her dd is away at her ex's. -She changed the locks on all her doors. -Her dog is crated at night in her bedroom so the night time messes have stopped. Poor doggie who was supposed to be a guard doggie but really is chicken. Thanks for checking back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 -She's got a new house alarm. -A panic button for her bedside. -A lock on the inside of her bedroom door to use when her dd is away at her ex's. -She changed the locks on all her doors. -Her dog is crated at night in her bedroom so the night time messes have stopped. Poor doggie who was supposed to be a guard doggie but really is chicken. Poor thing. They say crime doesn't pay, but it sure is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 :eek: I honestly don't think I could ever sleep there again. I would try to move ASAP. That is just horrible. I think the not knowing would make me nuts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylianna Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Maybe the recorder recorded over something else, but it overlapped?? I can't imagine sleeping through someone coming in your house and talking! EEK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Absolutely no resolution. She doesn't want to talk about it either. If she didn't have the tape she'd be apt to say that it was all in her head. But there's the tape. With the very clear voices. Sometimes she will say that she wonders if it was just the dog stretching and yawning or clicking nails on the wood floor. But then there is that recording of a clear conversation. The police department didn't find anything and they didn't really have anything to go on other than that tape. There have been a number of burglaries in her neighborhood but no one has been caught yet. -She's got a new house alarm. -A panic button for her bedside. -A lock on the inside of her bedroom door to use when her dd is away at her ex's. -She changed the locks on all her doors. -Her dog is crated at night in her bedroom so the night time messes have stopped. Poor doggie who was supposed to be a guard doggie but really is chicken. Thanks for checking back. maybe, but the first thing that entered my mind when I read your OP was, "I'll bet they're going in, giving treats to the dog to keep it quiet, and then later, the dog's system reacts to the treats (my dogs do this, especially my greyhound) and it ends with a mess in the house." Your sister is denying everything because either she's too scared to admit the truth or it's just easier. Either way, she took enough precautions that I think she's at least safer now. Poor thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoMom Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 If I were her I'd be packing heat. Little S&W Bodyguard under my pillow and I'm good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I'm glad she took some action to protect herself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 maybe, but the first thing that entered my mind when I read your OP was, "I'll bet they're going in, giving treats to the dog to keep it quiet, and then later, the dog's system reacts to the treats (my dogs do this, especially my greyhound) and it ends with a mess in the house." Your sister is denying everything because either she's too scared to admit the truth or it's just easier. Either way, she took enough precautions that I think she's at least safer now. Poor thing! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 If I were her I'd be packing heat. Little S&W Bodyguard under my pillow and I'm good. She did mention buying something but was uncertain because of her young daughter. I think a trained doberman would be worth the investment. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 If I were her I'd be packing heat. Little S&W Bodyguard under my pillow and I'm good. When I was much younger, I lived in a dicey apartment building. I was frequently away on business. When one of my phone bills came in, it had phone calls to a 976 number for a period when I had been out of town for the whole month. I had a rifle that was under my bed, with rounds on my nightstand the rest of the time that I lived there and I moved as soon as I could. But even knowing that someone (probably the building owners' son, who was the manager and a drug using slug) had been in my apartment, it was hard to publicly admit that I'd been wrong about moving in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 If I were her I'd be packing heat. Little S&W Bodyguard under my pillow and I'm good. What good would that do her if she sleeps through people being in her room,having a conversation, and even giggling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoMom Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 What good would that do her if she sleeps through people being in her room,having a conversation, and even giggling! Better than having nothing under that pillow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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