September 4, 2007
Neighborhood Break-in Attempted
On Saturday September 1, 2007 at approximately 4:00 pm a young man
attempted to break into our home at 4022 Ellicott Street in Alexandria,
VA. Fortunately we were home, managed to interrupt his plans and get him
to leave our property.
The attempted break-in took place yesterday afternoon. The man entered
the back of our property, through our gate, and was seen as he walked
across our deck. He first looked into our kitchen windows and then tried
to open one of our back doors. Fortunately Deborah and I were home, saw
him and confronted him. When asked what he was doing he mumbled something
about “looking for Ron”. He calmly and quickly left our property through
the back gate and walked into Ft. Ward Park moving in the direction of the
foot bridge that leads to the children’s play area and the picnic grounds.
The man was an African-American male approximately 19 to 22 years old. He
was 5’6” to 5’8” tall, solidly built and weighed about 185-195 pounds. He
was wearing a black shirt, pants and do-rag (a piece of cloth) on his
head.
We called the Alexandria Police Department and they responded within 15
minutes. The two police officers took a report, case # 07-143130, and
searched the park for the man. At this time we do not believe they have
found him.
Officer Oliver Dunn of the police department indicated that these types of
daylight break-ins are the most common. He said that criminals like to
break into homes during the day, especially during weekdays when many
people are working.
If you would like to talk about how we might organize ourselves to be able
to communicate more effectively when situations like this occur please
contact me at 703-845-8947 or by e-mail at: glenn_eugster@comcast.net
I’m sorry to share this news on a holiday weekend but my wife and I were
stunned when this happened to us and worried about other families that
border Ft. Ward Park.
Neighborhood Break-in Attempted
On Saturday September 1, 2007 at approximately 4:00 pm a young man
attempted to break into our home at 4022 Ellicott Street in Alexandria,
VA. Fortunately we were home, managed to interrupt his plans and get him
to leave our property.
The attempted break-in took place yesterday afternoon. The man entered
the back of our property, through our gate, and was seen as he walked
across our deck. He first looked into our kitchen windows and then tried
to open one of our back doors. Fortunately Deborah and I were home, saw
him and confronted him. When asked what he was doing he mumbled something
about “looking for Ron”. He calmly and quickly left our property through
the back gate and walked into Ft. Ward Park moving in the direction of the
foot bridge that leads to the children’s play area and the picnic grounds.
The man was an African-American male approximately 19 to 22 years old. He
was 5’6” to 5’8” tall, solidly built and weighed about 185-195 pounds. He
was wearing a black shirt, pants and do-rag (a piece of cloth) on his
head.
We called the Alexandria Police Department and they responded within 15
minutes. The two police officers took a report, case # 07-143130, and
searched the park for the man. At this time we do not believe they have
found him.
Officer Oliver Dunn of the police department indicated that these types of
daylight break-ins are the most common. He said that criminals like to
break into homes during the day, especially during weekdays when many
people are working.
If you would like to talk about how we might organize ourselves to be able
to communicate more effectively when situations like this occur please
contact me at 703-845-8947 or by e-mail at: glenn_eugster@comcast.net
I’m sorry to share this news on a holiday weekend but my wife and I were
stunned when this happened to us and worried about other families that
border Ft. Ward Park.
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