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Originally Posted by jane032657
We got the same email from our VHA Rep and I totally believe it happened. We have had people experience theft in our Village while their garage is open. Someone actually picked up a new set of Callaway's who was cruising on garbage day while the person was waiting to be picked up in his driveway and went inside for a second to get something-one of the people jumped out of the truck, picked up the golf clubs and started driving away. They chased the truck and got them back. Someone else had the GPS stolen out of her car; someone else something else.... I think there are "cruisers" who go through villages looking for opportunity. Of course you need to lock your car, close your garage door, etc...but there is also "life"-you wash your car, go in the house to get a drink of water and then are going to come right back out-normal stuff where you are in and out of the house to do chores. Realistically you are not putting your garage door up and down all the time when you are working outside. People are people and we are not an exclusive community that is crime free.
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You live in Mission Hills and the OP lives in Tall Trees. Not to say it didn't happen, but whose VHA person, yours or theirs?
My point is that emails such as this circle and circle. Also someone is out having a few drinks and hears a story from someone they don't know and it troubles them and they repeat it.
Or people are sipping on water after their workout together and hear a story from someone who heard it from their VHA person.
I am not trying to say not to be careful, just not to worry a lot. AND JANE, I know you to be a very dependable poster and know you are reporting what happened accurately and exactly.
We bring with us the same level of caution needed at the place we left. That may need to be slightly adjusted, up or down. But it never hurts to be careful and safe.
Anything left at the curb will be taken and people do drive around on trash days looking for thrown out wondrous junque.