Uninvited guests in OZANKOY last night

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 18:02

Someone came in our house during the night .. In by the side patio door, through the house & out by a back patio door in a spare bedroom .. Rita's handbag was found on a sunbed contents of her purse missing .. Nothing else taken only money ..

zcacmxi


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 388

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 18:31

Was the door broken/forced open, or was it already open / unlocked?

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 18:54

Thought it was locked .. Not 100% sure .. Will be tonight ..

OLDGIRL



Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 118

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 19:12

Oh my goodness me,I hope you are both ok,could you wedge something in the doors.

We do forget our doors and windows when it has been hot all day dont we.

Good luck. xx

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 19:33

How Dreadful Harita,

Thank god you are both safe, money can be replaced but it makes you uneasy,

Your misfortune will make us think twice before going to bed lock all door regardless.

Hope they BBBB*** get caught

Sheila

tommy13


Joined: 29/04/2009
Posts: 979

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 19:47

appalling ... sorry to hear that .... they should have shariah law , cut of the hands of theives

Last week a friend of mine left his door open and they came in and took a digital camera and girlfriends handbag , while he was ASLEEP !! today i was with him , the police caught 2 theives yesterday , he went to police station and identified his effects , it was them !!

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 19:57

tommy13 you are so right, In Hong Kong they cut of a persons hands if they are caught thieving, hope they get the book thrown at them

tommy13


Joined: 29/04/2009
Posts: 979

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 20:07

really , hong kong ? didnt know that , interesting , I read the following in a shariah book (islamic law ) and i like this concept :



An observer said , about his time in a muslim country that punished theives with cutting of their hands said



' I have been in this country for seven years and i have never heard of any amoutation of the hand for stealing , this is because the crime is extremely rare , so all that remians of that punishment is its harshness , which made it possible for all to live in security and tranquilty and for those who are tempted to steal to keep their hands whole ''

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 20:36

I was told that when I went to Hong Kong and I said to the guy maybe they should do the same back home, he was an Officer of the Law so should know the rules, maybe it would stop the thieving sods from doing it again, also stronger views on child molesting over there, they have their own punishment for that.

Sheila

jacktheladett


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 528

Message Posted:
03/06/2009 22:36

The theme on all these break-ins (apart from money) is patio doors. The manufacturers need to remedy this as obviously they are easy to get into without any noise or mess being made. I wonder if there are particular styles that are particularly prone?



Anyone importing security locks would do well.

Annna


Joined: 20/08/2008
Posts: 61

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 00:28

hey peeps,



We were broken into last night, also in Ozankoy through the window. Just cash taken, despite other items of value being left around,

What can you do?



The neighbors were robbed last week in broad daylight while there was 6 of them in the house! They seemed to think the thief was in the garden posing as a gardener, with the hose pipe..and being holiday makers, they wouldn't have known any different.



And the week before the same house had a window forced open, and again, cash was stolen.



The police were round last week, and they don't do much more than shrug, so i guess we'll just have to hide everything!

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 08:17

After we had an attemped break in last year my hubbie made locks for all the windows and patio doors really cheaply with screws and some plastic tops, he drilled a hole in the frame and inserted the screws. Cost mimimal but very efficient

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 08:28

Hi Anna.

Sorry to hear that @ least the three of you are ok.

Love to mum. xxx

booitsme


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 667

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 08:44

Don't know what was so different in the Tatlisu break ins but evidently the police turned up in force complete with forensics team to check for finger prints - Don't know if they found any but here's hoping. Think we will be taking up the idea of screws into each window now, thanks for that tip nurseawful

skybluesam


Joined: 24/12/2008
Posts: 447

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 08:52

Harry, So sorry to hear about this, the main thing is you are both OK, we had patio and door locks fitted by Serdar in tin pan alley and found him to be efficient and reasonably priced, if yo need to increase your security he comes highly recommended.

Give Rita a big hug!

Nick

Trudy


Joined: 25/05/2009
Posts: 369

Message Posted:
04/06/2009 09:44

Gosh thats so scary. Someone i know who lives in Bogaz had someone break into their home last week and stole a whole heap of jewellery. She cant stay there now as she lives only with her young children.



Its my worst fear to have someone come into my house when i was asleep. I dont know what i would do, probably have a heart attack there and then!



I hope they find the people who did it, and im glad your all ok. And i completely agree with those who have said they should have their hands cut off. Cant see them breaking into a house in a hurry after that can you!?

Ballyboffin


Joined: 25/08/2007
Posts: 903

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 12:25

There were two attempted break-ins at our neighbours also in Ozankoy in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

In one house they came through a little ground floor toilet window, which is how they entered my house last October. They however, knocked over a clothes airer and ran off when my neighbours shouted. In the other house owned by a TC, he caught the guy on the UPSTAIRS balcony, but he slipped his grasp and jumped to the floor. He must have hurt himself though because there was blood on the patio.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 12:40

Mess 4 - Try wedging Garry Monger's missus in there - that'd soon stop them in their tracks...

ilovekibris


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 394

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 12:44

smithy wrote: " In Hong Kong they cut of a persons hands if they are caught thieving,"

I suppose they use the guillotine and iron maiden as well? Please don't be so gullible.

clayton


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 1143

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 13:56

in england they do nothing when house thieves are caught,slap on the wrist.best thing to do is catch them and punnish them yourseves.i think they might get the message.my mate years ago caught someone trying to rob his house,so he kicked the s,,, out of them,took them to the nearest police station and threw them over the desk.told the police he had done the job for them,and left.

Trotters


Joined: 06/10/2007
Posts: 20

Message Posted:
06/06/2009 19:40

They definately do not cut off the hands of thieves in Hong Kong

RickF64


Joined: 07/01/2009
Posts: 173

Message Posted:
12/07/2009 20:14

After the last spate of 'break ins' I visited the locksmiths (Anahtlarci) in 'Tin Pan Alley', Girne, opposite and just up from IMAP and bought the Yale patio and window locks he sells. They are about 30TL each and each one takes about 10 minutes to DIY fit or he does a good fitting service for a fee. Can be fitted to allow ventilation and security. Recommended asap.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
12/07/2009 20:31

Ladies, the way It's going here I'd recommend carrying mace in your handbags.



Richard

MickyFinn


Joined: 30/06/2009
Posts: 102

Message Posted:
12/07/2009 20:55

Can you buy Mace here Richard?

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
12/07/2009 23:24

In UK they penalise you . You find insurance nt valid etc.Here tey used to be scared but not anymore. However the police here must have a 100 per cent record as they catch them cxxxxxx

Pugsey


Joined: 22/03/2008
Posts: 173

Message Posted:
13/07/2009 00:23

Is this an increasing problem over there now. When we first came over it seemed unheard of but when we we over in June there were two break-ins where we were staying in a week. I also had some undies nicked off my washing but that's probably another story.



On our return my bag was snatched out of my kitchen while we were in the house. Surprisingly we were over run with police, forensics, victim support and a free security review who fitted chains and door alarms thoughout the house.



This may be worth trying over there. You set it and if the door opens it sets off a really loud alarm. Small and battery operated.

eren2411


Joined: 25/07/2009
Posts: 26

Message Posted:
30/07/2009 13:23

god i cant believe what im hearing,i have friends and family in ozankoy,in the 11yrs i have been coming to cyprus i have never heard of any breakins up till now,we know back home in the uk you'd have your eyes stolen if you weren't looking,think its time to take out some safety precautions,it happens everywhere given time,be careful guys and gals

xxx

begonia


Joined: 19/05/2009
Posts: 229

Message Posted:
30/07/2009 16:10

Message 7....No they don't !

macgiblet


Joined: 07/07/2009
Posts: 65

Message Posted:
30/07/2009 20:00

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dizzy


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 25

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 18:47

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