Sanibel Break in Sunday Jan 12 at 10;00
 

This Morning a Brake in ,In Sanibel on Callahan Dr
at 10:00 the people left to go to Church came back the front
door glass broke ,Safe broken into .
WATCH OUT EVERYONE AND WATCH OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR

This time it's at the Village of Sanibel on Callahan street. Only info I have is that it was done after the couple left this morning around 9 am. Seems front door was kicked in. When they returned they discovered the break in. 4 police cruisers and a dog were at the house around 11 am

Village of Charlotte NOT Sanibel
 

This burgulary was actually in the VILLAGE OF CHARLOTTE.
The home owners were gone only 1 hr and 15 min!
The glass on the door was NOT broken. The door was broken in, probably by the shove of someone's shoulder, which after seeing the door it would be very easy to do. The inside of the door, all around the window, is nothing but white Styrofoam.
Many valuables were taken.
Watch your back because others are watching it too!

Sorry about that. I live 6 houses up and it becomes Sanibel. No matter what the Village y'all be careful

Wishing everyone in The Villages had a security system.

No problem, it is hard to know where the dividing lines are for each village. I only wanted to clarify that it was Charlotte so that the people in Charlotte were on guard. Yes, whatever the village, this is very scary!

The very light construction of the entry points of our homes is an open invitation.

They all look very nice and any of them can be pushed in with a good heavy shove....like it or not.

If there was a safe...as reported above...how did the bandits know about it? Or did they just find it? In either case the safe was not strong enough and not well hidden enough.

Security cameras are now so inexpensive they can be self installed for many dollars less than what gets stolen. Sign on the door....SMILE YOU ARE ON CAMERA......

It has to be the same person or person.
 

With a broken into front door in broad daylight? Who was on that street that saw them leave for church, maybe NOT today, but last week? There is someone watching and I just really believe they work for a grass cutter company that is either letting people know or coming back after they observe their habits. Why isn't someone seeing something?


This is so awful that someone has come in here to ruin our paradise. Someone who doesn't want to work like we did to get stuff they want.


I know this. The sheriff will catch them. I also think cameras are the way to go.


P.S. Out of curiosity I looked up Callahan on the Sumterpa.com map. It is a very short street that has it's end very near Morse and the new construction. All of the homes are not much more than one year old, if that tells us anything.


I am sorry for all people who have had this happen. It makes me sad and angry at the same time.

Yes Graciegirl it is kinda odd they picked that house. They knew the owners would be gone. They were only gone 1 hr & 15 min. To get to the house, you have to go zigzagging down several streets. The intruders knew what they wanted, they apparently knew where it was, and they knew how long they had to acquire it. There are other houses on the street where the owners have been gone for awhile. That house was checked out by the officers and nothing was touched

This says it all for me too. And sooooo Frustrating. Greed will get them caught sooner than later. The other concern I have is as brazen as they are doing this in broad daylight you wonder if they won't escalate their crimes as they become emboldened by their "success" aka not getting caught.

quoted. My own post; Out of curiosity I looked up Callahan on the Sumterpa.com map. It is a very short street that has it's end very near Morse and the new construction. All of the homes are not much more than one year old, if that tells us anything.




We are being watched. WATCH BACK.

I am looking for
“If there was a safe...as reported above..”
What post is it in?

First post by OP Sunshine Mary.

We live in a great place here in TV but no place is completely devoid of crime - one of my friends still leaves his door unlocked when he ventures out for a while which I would never do. I am originally from NYC and even though I am in this fun retirement community I still try to maintain a cautious mentality. Lets keep our eyes open in our neighborhood since the police can't be everywhere.

There is mention of a safe. If I am not mistaken, there were safes in other homes that were broken into. Also these homes appear to be fairly new. Are these owners buying safes from the same place? Just a thought

Have they had conractors in the house doing work lately? Cleaning people? It sounds like it was someone who knew the routine and what was in the house.

Has this been posted on any news/crime website, yet?

If the homes had safes in them were these safes recently purchased and are they from the same store? Maybe the real crook is at the store tipping these crooks off,with the addresses of current purchases of a safe,then they wait to see when you leave and they are sure too find a safe.

I don't know what house on Callahan was broken into but I did go to an open house on that street last week.

Guess it doesn't seem to matter if the door is locked.

Hopefully, the police are looking at residents as suspects also. A daytime breakin on Sunday when work crew presence is minimal may indicate an "inside job". Time to get to "know" your neighbors.

It's across the street from the one that was an open house showing. Across and 2 houses down

glad to hear that, I was hoping it was not because of having an open house.

I was trying to answer the question, how would the bad guy know a person had a safe. My theory was if a person advertised on this web site under “Items For Sale in The Villages, Florida” a safe for sale that would indicate they needed a bigger safe and the smaller one they out grew is now for sale. Post #1 says “safe broken into”. The safe ad I was thinking of was small carry out safe not one you would break into at the crime scene.

This break-in accrued on Sunday, I disagree that contractors would be in the area on Sunday. What if the home owner’s garage was full of stuff because of a recent move or his garage is full of golf carts, boats and motorcycles and he parks his car in the driveway? The absence of the car in the driveway would be an indication one person was not at home and on Sunday morning if he is gone she is to, at church.
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We never had this problem before. Why now?

Most contractors or grass cutters don't work on Sunday. How did they know these people would be gone on Sunday from 9 to 10:15? It seems strange.

Ok, so what we really think is nothing bad happens here and we don't have to think about it or do anything because we are all really safe mostly, and it's just a little something not that we should be too concerned about when once in a great while a little crime happens and we really don't need to think about it too much.
right? after all, law enforcement will fix everything and we can just go golfing and playing bridge and we don't really need to think about crazed meth and crack addicts or professional hits on our doors....yeah... you know what? I'm not with this at all. I think we have to stand up against evil.

In view of repeated 4,5,6 numbers of neighbors' home with doors kicked in, I am asking who is against a neighborhood watch for Gilchrist? I am so for having my neighbors and myself on alert for you all, I can't imagine why anyone would oppose having each other watch for suspicious activity.

Inept Sheriff dept. in Sumpter County, his Deputies should be patrolling the neighborhoods within his juristictiction , instead of hiding behind bushes trying to bust ,senior residents flying at a blistering pace of 22 miles an hour in their hotrod golfcarts , WE do pay more taxes then anyone in this county,home invasions are day by day,what is going to be done?

I disagree. They nabbed the two who broke into the home at Miona Shores very quickly.


Stopping speeding will save lives too.


I also believe the tax base on homes is the same all over Sumter county.

While a new home is being built, it is not uncommon for the laborers to be working seven days a week, frequently without a supervisor. Also, lawn cutters have been known to work on Saturdays and Sundays if there has been inclement weather during the week. Therefore, it wouldn't be that difficult for a worker to learn a resident's schedule, especially in new developments.

As to comments that the Sumter Sheriff's Office is inept and more interested in ticketing folks, sorry, I totally disagree. I've seen several police cars (both marked and unmarked) patrolling Pinellas and its adjoining streets quite a bit lately. As was said, they can't be everywhere at once. So, we do need to be alert and aware for ourselves and our neighbors.

Also, we have had incidents in the past where homes were broken into. There was the girl on the phone in the front while her cohort was breaking into homes from the back on Stillwater a few years ago. Last year, it was thefts of golf clubs, bikes and tools from open garages. I'm sure there have been other crime "sprees" but those are the two I can think of off the top of my head.

All considered, TV is very safe compared to other towns with a population over 80,000. So, we need to be diligent but I don't think we need to over-react or become paranoid. Here's hoping that no one gets hurt trying to protect their home.

so do we know if the two who were arrested for the miona shores home, worked for lawn or contractors?...i agree with GG this was quick, for an arrest, but for someone to know about a safe, could have been a conversation over heard in a resturant or while out shopping, or did we put the box out to the curb...when you buy objects have the box removed from your home do not put it out to the curb

Just curious? Was the house closed up? (meaning all blinds down, curtains shut etc) Just trying to get a reason why they chose certain house? Is it good to close everything up, when leaving house? Just looking for suggestions

Could someone tell me if the safes involved in these crimes are actually taken from the home or broken into and left in the home. If broken into why are they getting into them so easily??? don't think your average criminal can get into a safe that easily.

The big advantage of the security system is that most burglars with half a brain will not choose a house with a security system because it might draw too much attention to the criminal activity. Why should they take that chance when there are so many homes that don't have a system and would not add that risk?

The daylight destruction of a front door is possible because many of the designs have hidden entranceways to the front door. It is almost like a hallway to get to the front door. So if you are not directly across the street you are not able to see the front door. This gives the thieves a hidden entrance to break in the door and they only have to worry about being visible for a short period of time.

Three cheers for our Sheriff's Office! But they can't be everywhere all the time. Your contemptuous post is unjustified. I am confident they are doing all they can in a professional way.

Actually, if you go to YouTube, do a search for "Safe cracking", you will find it very easy to open most safes.
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...cracking&sm=12
However most methods will make some noise.