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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 9:20 pm
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gj83
 
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Originally Posted by Jimmie76
That does sound targeted because when my folks were victims, the guy was hunting around for the boxes stuff came in to make it easier to sell (My dad woke up and chased him). The police said that if they have the boxes the people buying the stuff are more likely to feel the items aren't nicked. Sorry you got hit in this way and I hope you manage to recover the stuff.
The Wii was apparently in the Wii box. They left the box on a bed and took the Wii.


Originally Posted by wiredboy10003
Not to be a pain, but to be clear, it's a robbery if you were home and they demanded stuff from you. It's a burglary if no one was home.
Thank you, I didn't know that distinction because I had never been in either situation before.
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