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Wednesday, February 04, 2015

rowhouse break-in & property stolen on the unit block of U Street NW via front basement entrance

See this message from a 1st Street NW resident:

Subject: Burglary on U st NW between 1st and N. Cap.
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 20:22:37 -0500

The house of a friend of us just got burglarized on U st NW between 1st and N. Cap. They just bought the house and moved in 5 days ago. The burglarsbusted the front basement door (see picture) and destroyed the sensor and home protection system.
   
It seems that there has been a recent spike in home break-ins in the neighborhood. Wondering if the police is planning on stepping up their presencein the neighborhood.
  
I thought I would share with you to alert the community.
  
Thanks.
 


A few additional questions that I asked -- and the responses:










1) did the home security system get triggered?  Was an audible or silent alarm set off? I DON'T KNOW



2) where the occupants at home? NO



3) was property stolen? YES - BRAND NEW TV, LAPTOPS AND IPADS; ALL THE HOUSE WAS SEARCHED



4) were the police contacted and was a report filed with the police? YES 





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5 comments:

  1. NateWednesday, February 04, 2015 9:24:00 AM

    This is obviously terrible and concerning, but isn't a home invasion, by definition, an entry of an occupied home?

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  2. Scott Roberts of BloomingdaleWednesday, February 04, 2015 10:08:00 AM

    Home invasion = house break-in. Occupied or non-occupied.

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    1. NateWednesday, February 04, 2015 10:24:00 AM

      Fair enough. Its not the common definition - http://www.wjla.com/tag/home-invasion/ but its your blog:)

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  3. Scott Roberts of BloomingdaleWednesday, February 04, 2015 10:53:00 AM

    okay, you win. We are at "house break-in".

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  4. NateWednesday, February 04, 2015 10:56:00 AM

    Not trying to "win" anything. Just when I see a home invasion notice I'm thinking people are breaking into homes with guns while people are home - which is even more troubling that a break in. That's all.

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