Robin the Mad Photographer ([info]fangirl715) wrote in [info]davis_square,
2009-03-16 07:50:00
About quarter to 3 this morning, I was awakened to the sound of breaking glass...LOTS of breaking glass. Got up to investigate, and found a very apologetic fellow in khakis & a Red Sox hat apologizing for breaking my kitchen window (it's on a level w/the driveway, since I live in a "garden" apartment), claiming he was with the fire department, although the exact nature of why he was there seemed to shift as time went on, from thinking there might be a fire to "well, firefighters are all family, and we take care of each other". (Keep in mind he was alone this entire time, not wearing a uniform, and there was no sign of FD vehicles anywhere.) Yes, really. I did finally let him in (my roommate was also home, and woke up briefly), and he did clean up most of the glass in the window/in the sink/on the kitchen counters, although I did a much better job of sweeping than he did; and he kept apologizing and saying that it would all be taken care of, not to worry, etc., and even gave me his name and cell phone number (Jay Blune, I believe--does this ring a bell w/anyone?). I suspect he may have been drunk/on drugs/something, as he was rather red-eyed and not completely on the ball, but I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, I was up until nearly 5 cleaning up, and then tried to go back to sleep for a little while (not very successfully), and am now in the process of trying to contact my landlord, etc., as I don't dare leave until the window is at least well boarded up (right now, there's a large contractor's trash bag taped over the window, which is really only good for helping keep some of the cold out).

I'd call the fire dept./police/311, except I'm kind of nervous about the whole business--is this guy really in the FD? Was he trying to "pay back" someone and ended up at the wrong house? Do I need to worry about retaliation from anyone in city government/services? Was this just some random drunk/stoned guy who just happened to pick my window to smash, and came up w/a story off the top of his head? WTF is going on?!? Help...
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[info]thetathx1138

March 16 2009, 12:04:53 UTC 3 years ago

Yes, you need to call the police. It is extremely unlikely he's affiliated with the fire department, and even if he is, "taking care of our own" doesn't extend to B&E attempts.

[info]fangirl715

March 16 2009, 12:16:56 UTC 3 years ago

OK, I just did, and they're sending someone over right now. Of course, they wanted to know why I didn't call right then, and of course, I didn't really have a good explanation other than worrying that he WAS with the FD and I was setting myself up for some kind of retaliation, which sounds stupid as hell now, but made sense at 3 this morning...

[info]desiringsubject

3 years ago

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[info]thetathx1138

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[info]library_sexy

March 16 2009, 12:11:13 UTC 3 years ago

You need to report this, no question.

So sorry it happened. No one needs to be woken up at 3am to broken glass.

[info]nvidia99999

March 16 2009, 12:59:16 UTC 3 years ago

Perhaps he tried to break in...

And something went wrong... Creepy. Definitely report it...

[info]fangirl715

March 16 2009, 13:03:35 UTC 3 years ago

OK, so the police have been here, I've spoken to a detective on the phone, and while I don't want to say anything quite yet, it's looking as if this might actually not be a real B&E...at least, not one w/bad intent. I'll say more later, but I may not have been quite as stupid as I was afraid I was when I first posted.

[info]ron_newman

March 16 2009, 13:35:29 UTC 3 years ago

Do say more when you can. This hardly sounds like ordinary behavior by the fire department.

[info]splatterhouse

March 16 2009, 15:34:54 UTC 3 years ago

whaaaaaat

please make another post to update when you can - i'm really curious!

[info]closetalker11

March 16 2009, 13:23:45 UTC 3 years ago

at least, not one w/bad intent

Does that actually matter? I am genuinely curious, and not snarking.

[info]firstfrost

March 16 2009, 13:39:41 UTC 3 years ago

Well, intent matters as far as whether it's a crime or not, or what sort of crime it is. If I break your window because I'm a real fireman and I have to get to the real fire in your house, it's not a crime at all. Obviously that's not the case here. If I'm a real fireman and I got the address wrong? That's probably a mistake rather than a crime. If I'm a sleepwalking fireman who only *thinks* there's a fire? Um, I don't know about that one, but it's probably at least not attempted burglary.

[info]badseed1980

March 16 2009, 13:36:26 UTC 3 years ago

Jesus Christ, the guy's lucky I wasn't still living there. I had a big freakin' hiking stick in my room at that time and would have been likely to use it on an asshole who broke the window at 3am.

Though it does sound to me like this guy was just a drunken idiot who was probably embarrassed as all hell and tried to make up a cover story.

Do yourself a favor, hon: no matter WHO they say they are, DO NOT let anyone into your apartment at 3am who you don't know. Not unless it's a cop who can show you his or her badge and would be willing to wait for you to call the PD and verify the badge number before opening the door.

[info]miss_lisa_ma

March 16 2009, 13:41:14 UTC 3 years ago

What [info]badseed1980 said. And if you like, I'd be happy to buy you a nice, shiny, hefty baseball bat for...oh...the equinox...or St. Pat's Day...Evacuation Day...the anniversary of the break-in at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum...

[info]adaptively

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[info]redcolumbine

March 16 2009, 13:43:15 UTC 3 years ago

Even if he is in the fire department, he should be in the FIRED department after a stunt like that. Even the union will disassociate itself from someone who pulls a stunt like that. (I hope.) I agree with badseed1980 - stranger in the house, get the phone, dial 911, don't listen to their story.

I'm no longer upset with my landlord for putting in such tiny windows that I couldn't use them for fire exits.

[info]pierceheart

March 16 2009, 13:55:43 UTC 3 years ago

Consider getting an FID card, getting trained on pepper spray, and buying some.

[info]perspicuity

March 16 2009, 14:11:42 UTC 3 years ago Edited:  March 16 2009, 14:14:44 UTC

don't need a FID if have a bottle of sriracha sauce handy!

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[info]tisana

3 years ago

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[info]perspicuity

3 years ago

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[info]miss_lisa_ma

March 16 2009, 16:59:05 UTC 3 years ago

Unfortunately, as I have discovered after getting my own, there is no mandated civilian training in Massachusetts for chemical spray use. Still, it's better than nuthin', especially if there's somewhere you can go to practice using it.

[info]perspicuity

March 16 2009, 14:14:24 UTC 3 years ago

SO DUDES, if someone you don't know breaks your windows at 3am in the morning, the very first thing you do is call 911 and report a breakin/robbery. then depending, i'd call someone ELSE and tell them, and have them call 911 as well, and/or wake up the house.

i've seen a number of posts lately all the over the place, where a lot of drunk/stoned people attempt to get into the wrong house, and it's mostly comical AFTER the fact. during? any number of stupid things could've happened.

best of luck with the resolution on this one.

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[info]intuition_ist

March 16 2009, 14:55:23 UTC 3 years ago

ok, color me curious -- why do all your posts end with a single "#" on a line by itself?

[info]perspicuity

3 years ago

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[info]fangirl715

March 16 2009, 15:27:39 UTC 3 years ago

A pat on the back to everyone who said "drunk/stoned guy"--it's not cast in bronze yet, but that's what it's looking like. The name & cell phone number the guy gave me checked out when the SPD gave him a call, and so far it seems that this guy was out drinking at the Burren and may have had something slipped in his drink/had a drug reaction; somehow he ended up in someone else's car by morning, but apparently hit my place (quite literally) on the way there, and doesn't really remember anything he said or did. (Apparently it was the chemicals talking when he was yammering about the FD; FWIW, he does have a clean record as far as the SPD is concerned.) He'll be stopping by the station to give them a sworn statement, and is, according to the detective who told me all this, "totally mortified". (You think?) They'll have me stop on by to ID him and, if it pans out the way they believe it will, get a copy of his sworn statement and make sure to put him in touch w/the landcritters to reimburse them for the cost of the window. (Rose has been by to get the metal window frame out and is in the process of having new windows made & installed later this afternoon. I have also strongly recommended bars on the windows as well, but we shall see.)

Yes, I should have called 911 right away, and I'll definitely do that if (God forbid) the need arises, but you're just not thinking straight at 2:45 a.m. when you've been woken out of a dead sleep by the sound of breaking glass, and your immediate thought is making sure to get it all cleaned up before the cat or any of the humans get hurt. My roommate was also awake, got a good look at the guy, and was staying alert in his room just in case. And yes, a baseball bat/FID card/pepper spray might all be a Very Good Idea--how do I go about getting the latter 2?

...and the moral of the story, as of right now, appears to be "God looks after fools, drunks and little children"--one amnesiac drunk and one half-awake idiot, coming up... *sigh*

[info]perspicuity

March 16 2009, 15:41:52 UTC 3 years ago

sounds like this DUDE needs to evaluate his friends and/or where he drinks.

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[info]agharta75

March 16 2009, 15:55:43 UTC 3 years ago

Well, thank goodness for that.

The least that should happen to this guy (IMO) is that he pay for the damages plus something extra for scaring the hell out of you, that the probation department watches him for a year or so, and that he gets help with his drinking problem before he gets in bigger trouble.

[info]agharta75

3 years ago

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[info]ron_newman

3 years ago

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[info]ludimagist

3 years ago

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[info]badseed1980

3 years ago

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[info]weegoddess

March 16 2009, 15:43:12 UTC 3 years ago

Coming in late...

Oh god, honey, I'm glad that you're ok. I'm glad that it wasn't worse and also that you weren't alone.

::glass-free hugs::

[info]gwodder

March 16 2009, 16:03:43 UTC 3 years ago

...in the future, do not let this man into your house.

[info]duffless2323

March 17 2009, 03:25:24 UTC 3 years ago

Seriously dude....I can't believe it took this many people to determine that the real point of this story is DO NOT LET PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE.

I understand not thinking correctly that time of night, but if you get one take away from this is BE LESS TRUSTING!!!!

[info]oneagain

March 17 2009, 03:50:25 UTC 3 years ago

Jeez, Hon--so sorry you had to deal with this. Yikes! *Glad* you are ok!

[info]tt02144

March 18 2009, 16:28:53 UTC 3 years ago

And to top it all off.....your roommate was so helpful he immediately returned to to his room, but 'stayed alert'?
Remind me not to call him in an emergency!
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