Thankfully it went as well a robbery could in her favour..
So here is the story as I know it, first thing you need to know, she has very good hearing, and has always been a lighter sleeper and with her knee still waking her up often, she sleeps even lighter so she was awake at 2pm when she saw the first flashlight go by the bathroom window, she got up and went to the kitchen to see that someone was in her motorhome and looking in bags etc.
She called the cops (who arrived about 20 min later) and then went out on the deck (with the stairs she is not to do yet) and yelled at the guy, that she had seen him, had called the cops, needless to say that gentleman, tall, thin with ballcap on took off with bags in hands..
Guess what he took!-Food mostly.. yup, kettles, pots and pans there, a very good quality bedding etc and he took food and laundry and personal soap/care items.
Now she caught him early enough that this “could” have been a grab and go but he did appear to have time to look in a few bags, and she had a brand new set of non-breakable dishes having gotten them at home sense..
This got me to thinking, we have a couple choices, a dumb B&E dude, taking the ull bargin shop bags instead of the full home sense bags..
Or, a smart B&E guy that knows that food and personal care items are good sellers, I have heard reports that one of the most prizes stolen items is laundry soap as there is always a good steady “black market” for it.
or, someone that put more value on what they could eat themselves, vs what they could take that could be resold.. If that was part of the case, then things are getting even worse then I thought..
Not much luck on figuring out who did it, and so the cops wrote the report but nothing will come of it.. so I will go with, I am glad my mom is ok, that it was minor and hope that food ends up in the tummy of peaple who truly need it.
Just another Day on the Farm 
My first thought is that #3 is right – he took stuff for himself or maybe a partner, kids, etc. He took really practical stuff to use right now. I mean, he didn’t really take the typical B&E stuff, right?
I’m really sorry that your Mom’s place was broken into, and so glad that she’s okay, but what I’d be thinking if it were me (once I got over the trauma of the break-in) is that anyone desperate enough to do that must really, really need it. And no, that’s not excusing him at all.
It was her moterhome, not the house, but a break in none the less, and yes, it was not what I consider typical or the person was new to it and really got startled when she caught him.. but like I said, the bags were clearly marked where they came from, and he had seen what was in them and made the choice to take the food/personal health products.
Holy smokes; glad your Mom’s okay! Isn’t that just pitiful though, in our supposedly “best place to live in the world” that someone is forced to steal to feed themselves and their family? This is NOT the Canada I grew up in! So, what’s changed then hm,mm??
Oh yeah… This reminds me of a saying that says “You can trust a thief, but you can’t trust a liar.”. Guess this is exactly what they meant, hey?
huh? I don’t get it..
You can trust a thief because you know what they’re up to… but you can’t trust a liar ’cause you never know what they’re up to…
Suppose that’s about as clear as mud, hey? Hope not; )
Ya, mom’s fine, well, like I said, don’t know tha for sure, could have just took off with whatever was in his hands at the moment.. but I agree, I don’t remember folks breaking into motorhomes on quiet town streets before..
Wow! Thank God she wasn’t hurt.
Well sheesh, I don’t really ‘like’ that at all… Glad your mama is ok!
*anna
Glad to hear it all ended alright. Must have been scary for your Mom, and I’m afraid I see it as a sign of how desperate people are becoming.
Yes, my gut says that he was truly in need, and I am very glad your mom is okay! No repercussions from taking the stairs, I hope?