Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Burglary on Umfreville Road
Just to warn people that we were broken into yesterday in broad daylight (around 6 p.m.). I was away but from what I've heard it sounds as though it was pretty opportunistic. According to neighbours there was a man out on the street shouting, presumably testing out whether people were at home. Only one of my housemates was but she was at the back of the house and didn't hear anything. He then threw a brick through the front window, climbed into the house and took a laptop. We don't think anything else was taken.
Hopefully this was a one-off but keep an eye out.
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Permalink Reply by Pat Devereaux on
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I've heard about this happening in Crouch End area.
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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on
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Blimming heck. Whereabouts on Umfreville? I'm in Umfreville Road too, and have always been very paranoid about access through the front windows because the bay windows are very large. I have two locks and stoppers to prevent windows being opened by more than six inches, but putting a brick through the glass is really brazen. The moral of the story I suppose is, don't leave your portable valuables in view, but also keep your eye out for your neighbours. Whenever I see/hear suspicous activity outside, I will usually make my presence known (eg. take stuff out to the bin etc.) and even ask if I can help if they don't look too psycho! The problem with opportunistic crime like this (which is probably drug-related) is that they will keep doing it as long as they keep getting away with it.
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Permalink Reply by Kit on
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Hope your flatmate's OK, Victoria. The burglary happened above the canal, half way through Dr Who. It made such a racket that people on both sides of the street came to their windows. Two bypassers confronted the burglar as he emerged with the lap-top tucked under his arm. Other neighbours called the police. The burglar became aggressive when confronted, shouting and swearing. He ran down the road towards Green Lanes, and escaped into the passage. Brazen is definitely the word.
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Permalink Reply by Victoria Farrington on
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Thank you all. My flatmate's fine although a bit shaken, as we all would be. It sounds like the guy must have been on drugs and if he was aggressive, as you say, it was fortunate she didn't disturb him while he was in the house. Pretty scary stuff though. I can't believe he headed down the road rather than up to Wightman.
It's heartening to hear that neighbours were looking out for us - not always the case in London! Hopefully this will be the end of it but I will definitely be more vigilant from now on.
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