Couple 'held at knife point' in ED

[northdulmum]

https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/couple-held-at-knife-point-by-masked-burglars-in-east-dulwich-home/

[Robert Poste's Child]

That must have been terrifying. Hope they're OK.

[Sue]

Bloody hell :(

[Passiflora]

Yes, hope they're ok. The Police say that this crime is not being linked to other crime in the area.

[JohnL]

Terrible, but a one off the police mean ? So what can we do to guard against that sort of thing.

[El Presidente]

*orders baseball bat*

[uncleglen]

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1372432

so sash window locks do not stop them

[northdulmum]

My parents were burgled last week (New Kent Road). They had double glazed windows which were broken into with glass cutters and then inner glazed sound proofing window was taken off hinges. This happened when they were in bed asleep.

They hardly took anything, a mobile and a cheap laptop. Parents are in their late 70s...

There's nothing you can do about people this determined imo.

[womanofdulwich]

Good grief. Thats awful. Are your parents ok northdulmum?

[northdulmum]

Yeah - they're fine.

We got bars fitted that day by Bronzewood metalworks (consort road peckham - big shout out to them for coming out pretty much straight away and putting bars up).

Since the bars went in, both parents more relaxed).

They've lived there 20 years... first time this has happened.

[Robert Poste's Child]

I guess petty criminals know, like the rest of us, that the police no longer have the resources to follow up on smaller crimes so they can do as they like. Horrible.

[George Orwell]

" Since the bars went in, both parents more relaxed 2

I hope they have considered means of escape in case of a fire. You don't want to be trapped.

[Sue]

George Orwell Wrote:

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> " Since the bars went in, both parents more

> relaxed 2

>

> I hope they have considered means of escape in

> case of a fire. You don't want to be trapped.

Very good point.

[northdulmum]

Its fine - it's one of those tall thin houses, kitchen (in basement) was broken into. The front door is one level higher and kitchen has two doors backing onto the garden - so all good. Also you couldn't open those windows anyway... Double glazed and fixed, which is why they used glass cutters...

edit to say, thanks for the concern

[northdulmum]

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