Seriously hacked off. It's just not right.

[sambo]

 

My parents house has always been an 'open' house where everyone we know can literally come and go as they please. The front door is always unlocked and people we know can just walk in and say hi.

My parents have always welcomed people with open arms and anyone we know could just walk in to the house and make themselves at home, even if my parents are'nt there.

 

For years this has been the case and i for one really love the nature of my parents' friendlyness and hospitality.

 

Anyway, for years, things have been going missing in the house. Things like sunglasses or camera's or gameboys etc, but we have always shrugged it off and not thought much more about it really.

 

THIS time, my Dad had a secret stash of his savings that he has been building for years and he always kept it in the house so it is always there to help anyone out that needed it (thats how i afforded my new car!) and he went to get some money out of its little pot to give to my brother and it had all gone.

Every single bloody penny. About £1500 in total, in cash.

 

I have my suspicions as there is a few family members who has been known to steal from us in the past, but there has never ever been any proof.

 

What do we do? We cant just confront him/her? We have no proof.

The thing is, is that it was definatley an "inside job" cos if a burgler was to enter the house, they would have ransacked the place and wouldnt have looked where the cash was kept anyway as it was in a really un obvious place.

 

I'm just really, really gutted for my old man. Now he has no savings and i want to cath the motherfooker that took it.

 

 

Sorry for the long read and long rant but im just so fooking angry.

[DEP]

Not good when you cant trust members of your own family, sorry to hear that mate

[Mr Sam]

 

just hunt em down

[RChambers]

Set up a hidden camera and wait

[Twinkle]

[Toby]

Trap!

 

[marky4]

really sorry to hear that

you need to set a trap

[ZetecVan 2.0]

Set up a hidden camera and wait

 

Exactly. Buy a cheap webcam, plug it in, and install one of the many programs available. I used to use 'Gotcha'.

 

Have a look at this page: http://lifehacker.com/software/security ... 203905.php

 

And good luck!

[john_3.0s]

gutted for you mate, sounds extreem but defo a hidden camera job - set a honey trap! be prepared for the consiquences though as you may be supprised who it is with the sticky fingers.....

[james p]

gotta catch em mate itll only get worse if they think theve got away with it

[sambo]

I just dont get it, there was around £1500 in this pot and they had either the balls to lift the whole lot, or they are just plain stupid?!

Either way, i NEED to know who it is, but my parents dont seem to be so dead set on finding out who it is.

Gonna bait it and set up some sort of motion detect camera. I think he/she is coming in whilst everyone is at work and having a nosey around at what might be worth something and they must have had a heart attack when they saw the cash just sitting there. I dont think they knew it was there so they just got lucky.

 

Winkers.

[hotrodholty]

maybe you nicked it in your sleep whilst dreaming of them bbs wheels that you cant afford. suspect

nah mate in all seriousness gettin anything robbed is bad, a member of the family doin it is as low as it gets. deffo hidden camera. the only good thing is with it being a family member is, if you both agree not to involve the police regarding the matter,they cant realy involve the police when you kick there arse, so give them a fookin good pasting.

our house had things going missing (mums purse, keys, cards ect) we called the cops last time it happened about 3 months ago they came out the usual finger prints and all that.

they called last week to say they've caught the little shit and he's admitted hes been in our house more than once and he's gettin sent down. just wish i could have 5 mins with him before he go's to nick

[Pye Man]

Bad crack that mate!

[Rick]

set a trap and hide in the closet with a big stick.

 

sounds like a bad crack, when there are nice people there is always someone to abuse them

[sab6024]

That's harsh from a family member I really hope you catch whoever done it

 

Camera is the way to go.

 

One of my oldies was having stuff nicked on a regular basis a few years ago and because I was in there everyday it looked bad on me too. The daughter set up a camera unbeknown to me and she caught the cleaner nicking stuff from her dad. She had a bloody fortune out of him because he had dementia he was signing cheques for her wages even though he'd already paid her.

[Mr.Sumo]

that is sh*t m8 , gutted for you and your Dad

 

Camera is the way to go , as said , honey trap

[Gonzo]

Dude, that's just shite. I feel for ya, man. Hope you get it sorted, and definitely the way to go setting a trap. Catch 'em in the act and torture the bastards until they confess.

[Trevmk3]

thats just not right mate, feel sorry for your dad. get some hidden cameras up because if they have done it once and got away with it then they are sure to do it again because they will think its an easy way of getting money

[bigglesmk2]

When somthing like that happens keep it under your hat for a while.

The first person who says "oh did you find out who took that money"

 

 

"How the fook do you know"

[sambo]

maybe you nicked it in your sleep whilst dreaming of them bbs wheels that you cant afford. suspect

nah mate in all seriousness gettin anything robbed is bad, a member of the family doin it is as low as it gets. deffo hidden camera. the only good thing is with it being a family member is, if you both agree not to involve the police regarding the matter,they cant realy involve the police when you kick there arse, so give them a fookin good pasting.

our house had things going missing (mums purse, keys, cards ect) we called the cops last time it happened about 3 months ago they came out the usual finger prints and all that.

they called last week to say they've caught the little crap and he's admitted hes been in our house more than once and he's gettin sent down. just wish i could have 5 mins with him before he go's to nick

 

 

Lol, i'd do anything to get a set of E50 BBS wheels except nick from my dad.

 

So who was doing it mate? was it family or someone you trusted?

 

Anyway, the trouble is now, my mum want the doors all locked from now on (understandable) but if they do that, we will never catch who it was.

I think that after getting such a huge haul this time, it'll be ages until they come back again looking for stuff. So i dont really know what to do?

 

Motion detection cameras are expensive and you need to leave the computer or VCR etc on all day, ever day to catch them and it could be 6 months until they come back? Anyway the 2 dogs my parents have will just set it off every 5 seconds!

 

Its an idea just to really put the shits up them and say that we have the police involved. We can say they took the pot away for forensics and they are really optimistic about finding the thief. We can say that the £50 notes in there just happen to be new ones that i withdrew from the bank to pay back my dad and they think they might be able to trace any if they turn up.

If we do this and lay it on really thick, they might give a sign and/or start sweating under the collar! Also, we wont tell them where it went missing from. Just in case they say anything about the money's location.

 

[Toby]

If it's family could you not all search one anothers rooms, especially if you all agree - if someone doesn't want to play be suspicious!!

 

Laying it on thick with me wouldn't work - I look guilty even when i'm not if i'm accused.

[hotrodholty]

maybe you nicked it in your sleep whilst dreaming of them bbs wheels that you cant afford. suspect

nah mate in all seriousness gettin anything robbed is bad, a member of the family doin it is as low as it gets. deffo hidden camera. the only good thing is with it being a family member is, if you both agree not to involve the police regarding the matter,they cant realy involve the police when you kick there arse, so give them a fookin good pasting.

our house had things going missing (mums purse, keys, cards ect) we called the cops last time it happened about 3 months ago they came out the usual finger prints and all that.

they called last week to say they've caught the little crap and he's admitted hes been in our house more than once and he's gettin sent down. just wish i could have 5 mins with him before he go's to nick

 

 

Lol, i'd do anything to get a set of E50 BBS wheels except nick from my dad.

 

So who was doing it mate? was it family or someone you trusted?

 

Anyway, the trouble is now, my mum want the doors all locked from now on (understandable) but if they do that, we will never catch who it was.

I think that after getting such a huge haul this time, it'll be ages until they come back again looking for stuff. So i dont really know what to do?

 

Motion detection cameras are expensive and you need to leave the computer or VCR etc on all day, ever day to catch them and it could be 6 months until they come back? Anyway the 2 dogs my parents have will just set it off every 5 seconds!

 

Its an idea just to really put the shits up them and say that we have the police involved. We can say they took the pot away for forensics and they are really optimistic about finding the thief. We can say that the £50 notes in there just happen to be new ones that i withdrew from the bank to pay back my dad and they think they might be able to trace any if they turn up.

If we do this and lay it on really thick, they might give a sign and/or start sweating under the collar! Also, we wont tell them where it went missing from. Just in case they say anything about the money's location.

 

luckily for me mate it wasnt a member of my family, it was just some smackhead who would jump the bus from the city centre to our area, knowing its quite nice, hoping to touch lucky with someones house. once he'd been in ours once he thought he,d do it again. he'd wait till my mum had let the cat out at about 10 o'clock at night wait for my mum to leave to kitchen and just come through the back door, empty the kitchen and get off. im just glad my mum did'nt go back in the kitchen when he was still there. however i wish i had

id let all the family know whats been going on, and then just watch the suspect stop coming round so often, odds are they where coming round when you/your parents where all the time in to see if you mentioned any secret stashs ect and cover there tracks and as you say see if they mention anything a bit to specific about stuff thats missing

this type of stuff winds me up so much i might even come down and give em a slap myself

best of look fella

[Ratters]

sorry to hear that sambo that's just not on at all

 

someone was stealing money from my nan a while ago. my mum & stepdad used to go to collect her pension & sort out all her money so that's how they knew some was going missing. not as much as yours sambo but about £20 a week or more but they weren't sure for how long - at least 6-7 months though. they set up a camera & it was the bloke who lived next door going in her bedroom drawer to take it from her book. his wife said she knew nothing about it but the police got involved, went to court but nothing came of it even with the video of him going in the drawer when the police questioned him he was even wearing the same shirt ffs she died earlier this year - it's her birthday today funnily enough - bu he's going to get it one day when the chance arises.

[geoffersmasher]

good luck catching the bastards

[Mrs O/H/C]

I THINK WE ALL AGREE....DEFFO HIDDEN CAMERA....GOOD LUCK AND LET US KNOW IF YOU CATCH THE CULPRIT...