Burglary warning - Lordship Lane Estate

[Bic Basher]

Two men claiming to be council workmen banged on the doors and windows of my flat on the LL Estate at 6.40 and stole ?200, debit cards and house keys.

Both are white. One is bald and skinny wearing a grey jacket, the other was younger with a beard and an Irish accent.

Be on the lookout.

[sophiesofa]

Oh that is crap. Council workmen/workwomen all wear southwark council polo shirts I think and they should all carry photo ID.

[Loz]

Sorry to hear that Bic. Was that 6.40 am or pm?

Council workmen "working" outside of 10am to 4.30pm? Suspicious all on its own!

[Horsebox]

When you say 'banged' do you mean they smashed your windows and took the items? How do you know it happened at 6.40? Where you at home?

[thexwinglessxbird]

Yes, I don't understand, please be more specific? I'm getting the impression that you opened the door to them & they forcefully let themselves into your house, or broke in whilst you were at home - There is no other logical explaination!

[sophiesofa]

I took it to mean he let them in then one distracted him in another room while the other one riffled around and stole the items. Don't know why I came to that assumption though.

[Bic Basher]

sophiesofa Wrote:

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> I took it to mean he let them in then one

> distracted him in another room while the other one

> riffled around and stole the items. Don't know

> why I came to that assumption though.

That's basically what happened yes. They banged on the heavy wooden front door quite hard at 6.40am claiming to be council workmen on an emergency visit as people had been claiming there were leaks coming from the double glazing.

Normally I wouldn't open the door at that time of the morning, they preyed on my vulnerability.

[thexwinglessxbird]

sophiesofa, I'm gonna go with your assumption. It sounds far more realistic than what I had in mine... perhaps I was being a little too dramatic!

This sort of thing tends to happen alot.

[Bic Basher]

sophiesofa Wrote:

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> Oh that is crap. Council workmen/workwomen all

> wear southwark council polo shirts I think and

> they should all carry photo ID.

The locksmith who came to change my door locks was a sub-contractor from Morrison who didn't wear council branded workwear.

[sophiesofa]

Ah yes the council do sub-contract a lot to Morrison. It's awkward to ask for ID sometimes too. I hope you won't let this incident affect you too much - there are lots more good people out there than bad.

[Huguenot]

They were changing the locks and stole the house keys?

I'm confused. Which house keys did they steal?

It happens a lot? How often? Every day? Twice a day? Ten times a Day?

[Bic Basher]

sophiesofa Wrote:

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> Ah yes the council do sub-contract a lot to

> Morrison. It's awkward to ask for ID sometimes

> too. I hope you won't let this incident affect

> you too much - there are lots more good people out

> there than bad.

Thanks, I'm dealing with it in my own way and will be returning to work tomorrow to prove that those people won't stop me from having a normal life.

However, my Mum who lives with me took it really hard and is having a Victim Support Southwark counsellor visiting her tomorrow afternoon.

I have to say the Peckham Police were excellent yesterday.