Well, it wasn't that scary. We were downstairs and could have left when we heard him upstairs. I don't think he knew we were at home. We have 3 dogs, one a doberman, and most crooks anywhere in the world are afraid of big dogs. We kept the dobie quiet and waited for the cops to show up. He never tried to come downstairs, probably because he was afraid the dogs were down there. In fact, he got very little. About $10us that was in the bedside stand, a small crystal (no idea why he took that) and that's about it. He had packed up the TV but when the cops came he took off over the rooftops. They caught him at the corner. The biggest hassle was the bureaucracy of trying to have him prosecuted. The cops kind of suggested that we say he got more money than he did but we didn't want to do that. Because it was so little, it was the equivalent of a misdemeanor. He ended up staying in jail for about 2 weeks and then was released. That's ok, we had a new door to the roof that night that is still a screen door but made of decorative iron with a long deadbolt. This all happened 2 years ago and we've had no problems before or since. I think it was a bit stupid of us to not have a good door to the roof when we know that roofs are the general access for crooks. No harm, no foul. I'm very happy that no one was hurt (mainly my dogs) and that nothing serious was taken.
