Update on the January 2007 Burgalry

Our home was burglarized in January 2007, and after i replaced my computer, i wrote the following:

 "I have not been posting to this blog like i should, and resolved to do better in 2007. Well, one week into the new year, persons unknown smashed in the window to my family room, and managed to steal my LCD TV, ALL THREE laptop computers, money that was for going out, and jewelry. Oh, and the safe that had our pistols in it. Yes, they took the safe outside and got into it, scattering contents everywhere and then took what they wanted. Not to mention the chaos they left in the house. "

The TV was recovered about a year later, during a search of a man wanted for questioning for a homicide. It had been destroyed in the arrest, as evidenced by the boot print on the screen, so it was junked.

A revolver was maybe recovered during the investigation of a fire of a crack house, but the serial number had been obliterated, and the gun chromed, so no proof positive there...they also recovered a check cashing card in my name, which i had never heard of before..

Then this week we were informed a semi automatic my husband had bought me, a really nice firearm, which was brand new back in 2007 was recovered at the scene of a murder in the East Bay area...it was the presumed murder weapon, so the police said we would probably never see it again, and honey said thats fine, just melt it down, I dont want it.

All these things were insured, so while we were out some money, we managed to replace a lot of stuff...

The idea that "our stuff" was taken was bad enough, but that these seem to have sold it to other thugs really disturbs me, which seems irrational. Mostly I want the people that did it to get caught. And punished. Severely...

Sorry, sort of my anger rant...

Update:

 I looked last night for hours to find a news story thast matched the date range, location and circumstance as described to me by the police about the firearm they recovered.

Some thugs broke into a house at 4:30 am, were confronted by the homeowner and his girlfriend; shot them both, injuries not fatal, home owner wrestles with shooter, takes gun away, shoots thug, killing him. Woman calls police, who find homeowner hold bad guy at gun point, other thug dead, and third thug escapes, bleeding. Police dog locates bleeding thug. Thugs charged with murder, since they were in act of felony and California law says if you are a criminal committing a crime and your co-criminal gets killed, YOU get tagged for it. Homeowner not cheged, DA says self defense.

Homeowner and girlfriend recovering.