On August 29th, 2008 our villa was broken into in the wee hours of the morning. My husband and I had arrived around 1:00 am from the US. The taxi driver helped to unload all of our bags to the curb outside the gate in front of the villa.
We took all of our bags upstairs, but left our laptops downstairs. At 7:00 am, my husband asked if I had moved the computers into another room. I said, "No." After looking around downstairs for the laptops, we discovered we had been robbed.
We called the police and a CSI team came out to take fingerprints from the desk and the front door. Someone had pried the lock in the front door; entered the villa while we were sleeping; took 3 laptops; took a money clip with money; and ditched one of laptop bags on the side of the villa before leaving.
The primary suspect was the taxi driver. We had the receipt with the driver's name. After two weeks, my husband went to the police station to check on the progress of the investigation. They (the police) were still investigating.
It has been over 5 months and we have yet to get any conclusive reports.
People need to be aware that break-ins DO OCCUR and it is necessary to take any precautions necessary to protect your property.
On August 29th, 2008 our villa was broken into in the wee hours of the morning. My husband and I had arrived around 1:00 am from the US. The taxi driver helped to unload all of our bags to the curb outside the gate in front of the villa.
We took all of our bags upstairs, but left our laptops downstairs. At 7:00 am, my husband asked if I had moved the computers into another room. I said, "No." After looking around downstairs for the laptops, we discovered we had been robbed.
We called the police and a CSI team came out to take fingerprints from the desk and the front door. Someone had pried the lock in the front door; entered the villa while we were sleeping; took 3 laptops; took a money clip with money; and ditched one of laptop bags on the side of the villa before leaving.
The primary suspect was the taxi driver. We had the receipt with the driver's name. After two weeks, my husband went to the police station to check on the progress of the investigation. They (the police) were still investigating.
It has been over 5 months and we have yet to get any conclusive reports.
People need to be aware that break-ins DO OCCUR and it is necessary to take any precautions necessary to protect your property.
Wake-up people. This is not a CRIME FREE state.