ICIANCHI Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 This is a long shot but my house on Woodwarde Rd was burgled yesterday and a massively sentimental inherited engagement ring was stolen. I am sending pics to all the local pawn shops but if anyone has any advice of where to look or if anyone notices it in any shops or online I'd be so so grateful. Gold band with large oval Opal stone and 6 small diamonds either side of stone. Thank you :( Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
lameduck Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hi I am Sorry to hear about thisSomebody I know had a laptop stolen in Greenwich and it turned up in a pawn shop in West Sussex.Try to send out as far as possible, if I stole a ring I would not sell it on my doorstep.it is a lovely ring I do hope you get it back.Lynne Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICIANCHI Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Yeah it would be pretty dim to sell it in the area but who knows how quickly they wanted the cash, so bizarre that they ignored all laptops and more valuable gadgets...positive that your friend found their laptop though! I will keep searching. thank youuu Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopy17 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 If they only stole the ring mabey they knew you had it in the first place.Did they ransack the place? I got burgled last year, someone broke in while I was asleep when I woke up to the noise they were making they took everything of value in the kitchen. Police did nothing and were of little help. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICIANCHI Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Well they clearly went straight for the master bedroom looking for jewellery, there just happened to be very little there so they found the ring and a little bit of cash, thats it. I suppose jewellery is the easiest thing to sell quickly as it's not traceable. The difficult thing at the moment is very few pawn shops have emails set up so when I call they say I have to into the store with a printed picture which obviously takes a huge amount of time going round them all. The police did send forensics the next day which was good although they said that most people these days know to wear gloves and things but we'll see if they managed to get anything... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspinner Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 We were burgled about 15 years ago and only jewellery was taken. There seem to be specialist thieves who only take what they know they can sell on. Hope you are lucky in getting the ring back. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimples Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Any Possible cctv from another house ?So sorry , it?s happened to me now Three times , once in each of my flats that I?ve lived in here in London .Hope you get successful Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalto Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 One of my neighbours was burgled someyears ago and antique ivory items were taken. He bought most of the items back from a stall in East Street market. As soon as he had his items back, he called the police. I hope you get your ring back. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICIANCHI Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Annoyingly the house next door is a deceased property so empty at the moment and thats how they will have gotten into the garden and broken in. It's a relatively unique looking ring so I supposed I should just keep searching for it online and calling up shops. Reassuring that so many of you managed to find your stolen items again! There is hope! x Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmcirv Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 We got 'done' end of Jan by 'pros' who were after the car I had only had for 3 weeks. Broke in round the back of the house and found the keys - do NOT leave your car keys somewhere obvious! Also took my computer but worst was my father's vintage watch which will not be replaceable. Not as bad a friends in Herne Hill who had their front door kicked in in broad daylight on Friday! No longer ever see a policeman round here and they closed my case within 24 hours as not solveable as no fingerprints an no sign of the car. One other good thing about stolen Macs is you can erase and lock them remotely. Been here since 1985 and had not been 'done' before - lucky I suppose. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passiflora Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Really sorry to hear about these burglaries. There's so many more going on in the local area i.e. East Dulwich, North Dulwich, Herne Hill area that need to be highlighted somehow. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulu1 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 My neighbour?s front door was kicked in in the middle of the day last week and jewellery and other possessions were stolen. Luckily she wasn?t in at the time. This was in the Sydenham Hill area. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Barber Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Our front door was kicked in while we sleeping.We've since had a London and Birmingham bars installed - and hinge bolts. I can't recommend these enough. On average in England 40% of burglaries occur by forcing the front door. For flats above 1st floor 99%. Also worth completing this home security survey which only takes a few minutes but gives you a list of changes to make your home more secure - https://thecrimepreventionwebsite.com/home-security-assessment/468/home-security-survey--diy/ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/218666-house-burglary-east-dulwich/#findComment-1318954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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