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Maybe it was a part of this gang of thieves......
By Eloísa Ruano González, Orlando Sentinel
8:47 a.m. EDT, May 24, 2013 Lake deputies said today they're looking into a string of burglaries on the north end of the county. About 60 burglaries have been reported in the past several weeks in Lady Lake, Leesburg and the Bassville Park area, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said multiple groups are involved in breaking into homes and that the burglars could be connected. "Burglaries have been reported to have occurred during daytime hours and involved forced entry into homes," sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jim Vachon said. He said deputies arrested last week a pair who was involved in several burglaries on Corley Island Road in Leesburg. Deputies were responding to a burglar-alarm call when they found Stacey Brown, 40, and Corey Payton, 35, in the area, Vachon said. The duo was pulled over and deputies found stolen property in their car, he said. They were booked into the Lake County Jail. "Detectives believe the two may be connected to more burglaries in the area and are continuing to develop information," Vachon added. Deputies also are looking for a green, two-door Ford — likely from the late 1980s — that could be involved in some of the burglaries. Detectives said it's likely a late 80s. Anyone with information should call the Sheriff's Office at 352-343-2101 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS. |
Not sure but someone who actually knew the couple and exactly what happened. Probably someone on Vanilla Leaf or Twisted Oak. I've already deleted it since I knew it was true. TV certainly didn't send it.
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Could someone with math skills please figure the chance of being burglarized in TV? I think we need information about the incident and I will be my normal diligent self, but this will not affect me in any other way. I feel very safe here and one bad apple won't spoil that feeling.
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Where are all the concealed carry permit holders when you need them? Aren't these home burglaries and drive by shootings what they live for? |
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Be concerned for people who look suspicious and report to the Police. Lock your doors and windows. Don't leave purse, wallet in open view. Be careful when you have vendors (they are strangers!) in your home. Never open doors to strangers. Why is it just because you are in The Villages are you more layed back with your safety? |
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Some posters on this forum would have residents call neighborhood watch or the sheriff's office everytime someone walks by their house. |
I think some tend to overreact to an incident or two. I'm betting these people will be caught---maybe already. I see no reason to run out and buy an expensive security system over one incident in one village. Relative to other places, TV is a very safe place to live IMHO.
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As someone that has been on the wrong side of a break in, And spent 25 years working in Corrections let me clarify some of the facts of life.
A thief only needs 5 minutes to clean you out. One of the ways they go about it now is to go door to door as if they are selling something while looking for a empty house with no visible alarm or dog or neighbors to interfere. They'll knock on the door and if it looks good 1 kick and they are in. While they go in the partner drives off and returns in about 5 min By then if not caught your stuff is gone. The main areas in the house they go for are bedrooms and anything visible on the way there As for doors it doesn't matter how much you spend on fancy door or locks, Look at the frame around the door, 99% of all door frames are made of cheap pine with a fancy looking strike plate held on by (2) 3/4 inch long screws. Go ahead take a look. Home depot and lowes sell a security plate for $15 or so that will mount where the door and dead bolt strike plates are now but attaches with (8) 4 inch long screws that actually go into house framing not just the thin door frame. Some things they will avoid are alarm signs, dogs and people moving around. If you have a deadbolt use it. Its not there as a decorative item. Ever think about installing a safe inside a kitchen cabinet or laundry room? |
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I completely agree with you but if someone wants to believe otherwise, they will. BUT when they live here as long as we have, they may see that breakins aren't a common everyday occurrence, and that we are mostly retired people and we are great observers and we look out for each other. Some call us busybodies, but I consider that a good thing. On my street in Hadley and my street now, there was too much activity for someone to just kick in a door and not be seen by someone. That doesn't mean it can't happen but it hasn't happened to anyone I know and by now I know a lot of folks here. Continue with your positive attitude, Gohomo and remain aware always of your surroundings, as we all do and should. It is lovely to be in a place where hardly no one works. And we are all aware of and know our neighbors and before someone says don't be lulled into a false sense of security, I will say, I wasn't born yesterday. Man...I wasn't born YESTERDAY. |
our puppy would have licked them to death:doggie:
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Article in today's Daily Sun, looking for the perps.
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Obviously, the burglars saw the person leaving the house and figured they had some time to do their work. I wonder if there was a deadbolt lock on the door. A deadbolt is able to deter some break-ins.
Is Vanilla Leaf Drive a fully built street of houses or still under some construction? |
In a previous post I explained that some break-ins are achieved with the use of a jack to expand the door james sufficient to bypass the deadbolt and let the door swing free. Or for the less sophicated bust the jam, cut the hinges,pick the lock.....you ain't gonna stop a determined thief
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It obviously happened and no one noticed. Strange. |
read the artice in today's SUN - Section C, Page 6. This should have been on the first page of Friday's edition. Certainly, if current (East Coast) sports scores can be in the paper in a timely fashion, so can this! Am I wrong in my thinking?
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Many people and probably all B & E criminals know that standard locks can easily be opened with a blank key and a small hammer with no damage to the door. It is very easy and silent.
Buy a better lock and install long screws that are about 2 or 3 inches long so that they go through the door frame and into the house frame or better yet have the door installed so that it opens out, that way you have to pretty much destroy the door to get in. |
Good reason NOT to pay contractors or anyone in "cash". All someone needs to hear in a bar some evening is how "I got paid in all cash, gosh those guys are loaded" to bring attention to your address as a good place to rob. Pay with a check including tip (even though it may cost you a few extra dollars) and don't flash around a wad of cash. Not saying this was the case with this break-in but just common sense when dealing with people you really don't know personally. You don't want to give the impression you have a lot of cash in the house.
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Why is it that house doors open in and not out? Would that really be safer?
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The inward opening has the hinges on the inside not out, the outward opening has the hinges exposed. Look in your home, all doors going into rooms are inward while closets, doors to the exterior and basement are outward opening. Exposed hinged doors can be removed to gain entry and outward doors can also be forced without destroying the door.
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In South Florida it is mandatory to have outer opening doors. Regulations put in place after Andrew hit in early 90's.
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You can have an outward opening door with the hinges on the inside. All commercial doors are required by code to open out and the hinges are inside. Your kitchen cabinets open out with hinges on the inside. With the open out door it is almost impossible to kick open the door from the outside and it is easier to reinforce the door frame with the outward opening door.
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