Thorncombe road Glenngarry Road & Trossachs road

[Easties EL]

Last two weeks I've seen a few blokes late at night 11pm - 02:00am hanging around there and blokes sitting in cars waiting around. Maybe I'm being too OTT, thinking this is dodgy. But I hear about theifs scooping out properties before they attack them. Just a heads up for folks living nearby there.

[Horsebox]

Easties EL Wrote:

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> Last two weeks I've seen a few blokes late at

> night 11pm - 02:00am hanging around there and

> blokes sitting in cars waiting around. Maybe I'm

> being too OTT, thinking this is dodgy. But I hear

> about theifs scooping out properties before they

> attack them. Just a heads up for folks living

> nearby there.

Hopefully they won't scoop out so much that there's nothing left to half inch.

1) Description of the culprits plz. Number of/ethicity/clothing/make

and model of car/blood type.

2) Have you told the local rozzers?

[ruffers]

Doesn't sound like scoping out a robbery to me.

[Chase Dulwit]

It's probably the police themselves. Or cabbies

[Easties EL]

Going to take my dog for walk, wish me luck :-S

Like I said, probably me being to OTT

[northlondoner]

Yeah probably the old bill

[sillywoman]

Easties, can you describe the cars, & where the men are hanging out?

[sillywoman]

Thanks for this Eastie - we live on those streets. Our neighbours are away & we've just heard, & seen 2 young men trying to break into their house. Am calling the police now. thanks for the heads up.

[Easties EL]

No worries. Well done for catching for the thieves in the act, hope the police got there in time.

[sillywoman]

Nah, though they were pretty prompt. Did a drive round to see if I could spot the rat-bags but sadly no joy. Neighbours back now & wondering about the big boot-print on their front door!

[Horsebox]

Wow. What are the chances of that?! Local Internet Forum literally foils burglars.

Amazing effort, all of you. Looks like my cynicsm was completely misplaced.

Well done to all involved. Gold stars all round.

I reckon the South London Press would love this story.

[sillywoman]

Yes, earlier in the evening I read Easties post to sensibleman, it made him think & he recalled noticing a couple of men hanging around on Glengarry this past week late at night (he often comes home from work between 11-12pm). There's nothing going on round here so reason to be hanging round if you see what I mean. So when we heard an odd thumping noise from the street outside we were extra aware of the possibility of something untoward happening. SM was out the door - like a rat up a drainpipe, while I stood on the sofa in our front window craning my neck to see whatever I could. What a right pair we must have looked, luckily it paid off in this instance.

[sophiesofa]

Brilliant - well done easties, sillywoman and sensibleman!