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Oh my goodness that's so scary!!! I don't have any good advice for you but I'm so sorry that happened!!
That's scary. There was a shooting a block from my apt last month, and a bunch of people have been strong arm mugged on campus lately, so I know how you feel!
The only things I can tell you are be alert to your surroundings, and report anyone suspicious. I don't go out alone at night anymore, although I'll admit I used to walk home from work alone at night.
So scary!! I'm so sorry that you and your neighbours had to deal with that!!!
You said that jumping the fence is part of the problem. I was a little confused by who owns the fence. Is it the Walmart/COSTCO/developer, or does it belong to you? If it belongs to you, Is there any way to construct a much higher fence or add something to the top to deter people from jumping it?
So sorry this happened. This is a perfect example of why people fight big box stores coming into their neighborhood. If it were me, I would look into getting an alarm and encouraging neighbors to keep an eye out and communicate with each other. Keep gargage door closed and secure pet doors when not at home. THe motion activated lights can help as well as long as people don't point them in each other's yards (kreep them pointed down). Hope you get some good help from the police. Maybe they can patrol your street for a while as a deterrent.
Get the police involved, obviously. They should have some sort of patrol during the night if crime is a problem. Call the local newspapers and news stations, and make as big of a fuss over the incident as possible. Hopefully Wal*Mart will get in some sort of trouble and they'll be forced to improve the barrier between the stores and neighborhood.
On a more personal level...I've taken a self-defense class and feel much more confident about my safety now. Maybe you could sign up for classes as well?
It does not belong to us. Chris has been in contact with the developer about the fence a couple of times before and he is planning on calling them again to hopefully brainstorm more ideas.
Ahhh scary! We've had two break ins in my building the past month - Thankfully I'm moving out into a house, however, which brings a whole new set of things for me to worry about! I agree with the other posters, report anything suspicious and keep an eye out for sketchy situations. Don't go out alone at night either...
A few things...organize a neighborhood watch. My neighborhood did this and it has worked wonders. Plus...neighborhoods that do neighborhood watches in our city automatically get increased police presence in the neighborhood. They drive through our neighborhood several times during the day and night.
Get motion lights...they can be aggravating at first, but the can also deter burglars
If you have a garage...use it
Most importantly...get to know your neighbors...once would be thieves realize that you guys are watching out for each other and are active in your neighborhood...they tend to go away
As you can see...we dealt with some of these same things in our neighborhood. As more developments have been added to our area...more crime has found it's way as well.
Do you have automatic motion lights on your house? If not, I would recommend installing some, especially on the sides and front of the house along with the driveway/garage area. Motion sensor lights will (hopefully) cut down on the number of people sneaking around, plus it will make you and your neighbors feel safer about going outside in the dark. Also, do you have car alarms? That might be another investment to consider.
Ahhh that is so scary!!!! Was anything missing from your FIs car?
I have a similar story (kinda) we also live at the end of a dead-end street and back onto a RONA (Large hardware store) and a neighbour a couple of doors down from us heard something in the middle of the night - went down to see what it was and it turns out there was a homeless guy in their house trying to get out of the cold. When the homeless guy saw my neighbour he fainted and so the neighbour called the police. Now this story is kinda sad and kinda funny but it could have been scary if the guy was more aggressive.
We found out that the guy came in through the LOCKED sliding door. Those damn sliding doors aren't built very well and so everyone on our street went out and bought safety bars that prevent anyone from breaking in.
So I do recommend that anyone who has a sliding door to get a safety bar.
How scary Im so sorry that happened! Since you seem to be close with your neighbors, can you start a Neighborhood Watch program? I also recommend the auto sensor lights. My aunt and uncle had them and they were scary when I would house sit but it definitely made me more alert!
Thanks Bees, I was super creeped by the whole thing. We are so grateful that no one got hurt. It helps to gather ideas to help my family feel safe again.
Oh you poor dear, that's really scary! Having someone break in is literally my worst nightmare. Sounds like you have good neighbors, thankfully. I hope you can get some resolution soon! Have you considered an alarm system?
No advice, but oh my! I'd be pretty scared too! Glad everyone is ok!
Automatic lights, definitely. You can usually set them on a timer so they'll start working around dark.
Also, do you current have (and use) an alarm system in your home? If not, I suggest getting one installed and getting in the habit of using it, EVERY time you are gone.
Also, if you cannot keep your car in a garage, do not keep anything of value in the car overnight, even if it's out of sight. My old roommate had her car broken into, because she had thrown an (empty) purse in the backseat. The purse was on the ground next to the shattered window the next morning, but her visor cd case was gone, the owners manual was missing from the glove box (we think they were probably mad not to find anything of real value - I mean, who steals the owners manual to a 10 year old saturn?!), and the spare tire, tire iron, emergency flares and first aid kit she kept in her trunk were all gone.
Thankfully nothing else was in the car to have been taken.
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Hi Bees I need to get this off my chest. Last night my FI and I had a very scary thing happen in our neighborhood. First some background. Last May my FI and I bought a house on a newly dead-ended street. The rest of the street had been bought out by a developer and now on the other side of the large fence there is a new super walmart and cost co. Our neighbors and us have had difficulties with random people jumping the fence and cutting through the lawns. Didn't think anything of it until last night.
At around 10pm my FI woke me up terrified. Someone was at our door ringing the bell and knocking. I went down and looked through the peep hole and it was our across the street neighbor we will call him "Chris." Turns out, he had been in his kitchen and noticed that my FI's car light suddenly went on. He thought that FI and puppy were outside and he felt like chatting so he went outside. (This is not uncommon as we both have pups and live at the deadend) When he got out there and called out the person at my FI's car began to walk away. Chris thought this was odd and called out/followed the guy.
This is when would-be-thief-guy pulled a knife on my neighbor. Chris immediatley stopped following the guy and called the police. We live very close to the station, so it took 3.5 seconds for police to get here.
My FI and I have drafted a letter to inform the neighbors what happened and to make them a bit more aware. We want everyone to remain safe. I would like some suggestions for what we can do as a neighborhood and family to increase our safety.