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allycat0303

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So upsetting, and the only thing they stole was money and jewelery! The ring we bought my mother for mother''s day is gone! And the worst part is that she didn''t have any of her jewels covered. They took heirloom pieces her pearls, diamond necklace my dad bought her, and some gorgeous diamond and sapphire earring + pendent set.

My mom is especially angry because they have an alarm system and my dad forgot to activate it when he left the house
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Oh, that is just terrible!
 
Oh gosh, I am so sorry. That is terrible.
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I hope the police can catch those thugs and at least put them where they belong and hopefully recover your mom''s precious jewelry!
 
I am so sorry!
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Oh Ally
I am so sorry. I pray the police can recover some of her pieces. If you can go to local pawn shops. I am deeply sorry, well remember the ring your guys gave your Mom for Mother's day. I know all her pieces are precious, those thugs need to be locked up.
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Oh, that''s awful. But I''m glad nobody was hurt. That would have been much, much worse.
On the bright side...it''s a darn good excuse to go out and get some new jewelry. I''m guessing Dad is going to have to foot the bill for the new jewels too. That''ll teach him to set the alarm next time.
 
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That is awful.

Definitely check out the pawn shops/ebay/craigslist for their stuff. It may seem hopeless now, but it worked for us when my FI''s car got robbed (Not sure I would recommend confronting the thief like we did though).

Getting robbed is one of the worst feelings ever....a total violation of your life, and I felt so grossed out/uncomfortable in my own home! I''m so sorry this happened to them.
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I''m so sorry to hear! That''s awful!
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OH my gosh! That is just horrible! Your poor mom--I bet she is so upset. And your poor dad will never live this little snafu down!! Makes me stop and think though, cause I know there are times we leave the house and I don''t set the alarm and my hubby goes back in to set it. It irritates me because its usually when we are in a hurry. I am going to politely eat my crow and realize how important it is to set the alarm every time, even when its a hassle. This is a lesson learned for me.
 
ohhh, I''m so very sorry, that''s horrible!!!
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oh no that''s awful. I''m so sorry to hear that your moms jewellery was taken.
 
Ally I''m so sorry to hear this. It''s such a horrible thing to have your home invaded like that. I really hope the police track them down. Definitely ring the local pawn shops and ask around and keep an eye on the buy-and-sell listings. Jewellery is such a sentimental thing to have stolen, that really sucks.

Our house was burgled when I was a child and they took all my Mam''s jewellery, one of her tracksuits, and all my, em, underwear (not kidding). BF''s house was burgled about three years ago and they took my laptop and he couldn''t believe how calm I was about it. Well when someone''s taken all your knickers before you don''t freak out so much about a laptop I guess!
 
I''m sorry this happened. I hope the police can recover everything and lock the theives up.
 
Ugh...
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I am very sorry to hear this.
It has happened to my Mom''s house (2 different houses, both in really nice neighborhoods) twice. Each time they just took Jewelry. All of it was heirloom or very sentimental pieces as well. I know the knot that it puts in your stomach. Just reading this post is making me feel angry, which is how I felt for so long. It''s just such an incomprehensible, selfish act.
I hope the police can track some of it down and find the nasty person who did it. Don''t be afraid to call some pawn shops, usually they try to ditch stuff in the next town over. Did they catch them by any chance?
 
Well the police came late last night and did a report. I went home, and my Dad told me he actually SAW the burgular. He was on his way up from the basement and my Dad saw him and started yelling. The man was wearing a black mask. Honestly, the whole thing terrifies me. My Dad had gone to play ping-pong, and when he came home, he said that the light in the hallway was off where else it was on when he left, so right away he felt a niggling.

When he came though the door, it was dark, and he saw the basement door open, and the thief came up. So he ran back outside and to the neighbors house yelling for the police. It scares me to think what can happen. My parents are retired and home at strange times, so makes me wonder if they watched the house before coming in. Ugh.

So my mom went through everything and it's basically

Some checkbooks and credit cards
diamond necklace
pearl necklace and pearl earrings
her diamond ring we bought her (WAH!!!)
diamond and sapphire pendent and earring set
gucci watch (MINE! But I don't wear it so not a devestating loss)
Tiffany heart charm bracelet (mine too, but I don't wear it)
gucci watch (My sister's)
palm (mine as well)
palm (my sister's)
2 digital cameras (mine and my brother's)
Camcorder (mine)

Thank god my sister came and took her her jewelery box just the night before because she ALWAYS leaves her engagement ring and diamond earrings in there.

The police told us they would check pawn shops, and told us to do the same. If anythign turns up then to notify them.

Today my mom is going to inquire on what kind of insurance she has. She DOESN'T even know. The electronics is a none issue, we know we are covered. But last night my mom was saying she was POSITIVE she didn't add jewelery because she thought it was too expensive, and she didn't have enough significant jewelery.

Finger and toes crossed. I don't think we would replace the jewelery if there wasn't insurance on it.

But at least nothing happened to my Dad so counting my blessings on that one.

Thanks for the kind words!

SanDiegoLady: off topic but you look really hot in your avatar picture!
 
I am so glad your family is OK and I am so sorry you went through such an awful ordeal.
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I''m so sorry Ally. I can''t believe that your father saw the intruder. At least everyone is safe. Hopefully some of these items will turn up.
 
i am so sorry for your parents. it is such a huge violation-we tend to leave our garage utility door unlocked for coming and going teen-agers. that will stop now after reading your story! i live in quiet 3 street neighborhood(all cul de sac) so there''s no real exit except for the front entrance, but it is rather desolate during the day as everyone(but me) works. i am so glad your dad was not hurt in any way physically. hope their homeowner''s comes through for them.
 
Seeing the burgler and all anything could have happened, so thank god your Dad''s ok. I really hope some of the jewelry turns up at the pawn shops. Keeping my finger''s crossed for that.
 
I hope they catch whoever is responsible. What a terrible violation. I''m glad that everyone is okay physically-- most especially you.
 
Ally, I am soooooooooooooo sorry to hear this.

Linda
 
I am so sorry for your parents, that is just terrible.
 
Wow, Ally - I"m sorry to hear that! It was a stroke of good luck that your sister took her jewelry box home, but I'm so so sad that you and your Mom lost so much.

I'm glad your Dad is ok - that had to be terrifying for him.
 
I''m so glad that your parents are okay. It''s awful that someone broke into their home and took so much sentimental stuff, but at least nobody got hurt!
 
That is horrible and scary that your dad walked in during the robbery! I hope they catch him. I am so glad your father wasn''t hurt.
 
allycat,
i can understand the disbelief and anger you must feel at this intrusion and the theft of your jewelry.I have been in your situation before( house broken into once and two attempted muggings)and am very sorry that your parents were robbed.Good to hear that your father is safe and sound.
 
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