Friday, January 6, 2012

Robbery in Rocklin

If there is one thing that I haven't experienced in the past 11 years that I have lived in Rocklin, its a robbery. Although, I know that it happens in Rocklin, as it does anywhere else, I have never known anyone that has fallen victim to the crime. That all changed when my cousin's never-before lived in Whitney Ranch home was broken into and robbed before her and her husband were able to move in. On Christmas Day, we went over to see my cousins house and took a tour, then left. The next morning when they went over to start moving stuff in, they realized that someone had broken in an stole the cook-top. It quickly became a major deal with everyone and basically ruined the experience of moving to Rocklin for them. What they think happened was that one of the construction workers knew that the home had closed, and that no one was living there yet, so they decided that they would be able to break in by use of the sliding glass door and steal the cook-top. The project manager had informed them that they had installed 'blocks' in the door so that it could not be easily lifted out of the track. Apparently that was not the case. Because my cousin's husband was able to just lift the door right out of the track. It was all very strange. The police came by and just said that it happens all the time and that they would look into it. Later in the day, another homeowner that just started moving in, came over and said that their cook-top had been stolen too. He was very angry and getting mad at the project manager, and complaining how it was probably some 'inside job.' In the end.. everyone complained and got mad at the company, that they finally decided to give in and replace the cook-top at no cost. However, they are still afraid that someone will come back, even after they have installed a bunch of locks, and the 'blocks' in the door, as well as purchasing one of those fancy security systems. I still think that Rocklin is extremely safe, and that it won't happen to them again, but they are still paranoid. I guess, its understandable. Robbery can happen anywhere, whether you want to believe it or not.

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