Ambiguous endings don't work well in films
Thanks to xsnarkasaurus, ms_hecubus, and karaz for the advice on the theft issue. I did install a lock - well, got my brother to do so. And I called the police.
Which is how I learned I'm actually in an unincorporated part of the county and that means I'm not their jurisdiction. So they gave me the right number and I called the sheriff's department. And our sheriff's department? Friendly and helpful. I was so surprised. Maybe I shouldn't have been, but I was.
The dispatcher took my info and had a deputy give me a call within about five minutes. And then within half an hour or so, a deputy came to my house. And despite the fact it was a high winds day and there were several wildfires in the area, he took the time to look over some of my stuff, dust several things for prints, and fingerprint me so they could eliminate my prints from what they found.
I know it's unlikely they close the case, but it was great that they didn't write it off as trivial. Especially since while the deputy was here, I did realize more and more things missing. Although the only things I personally value that are missing are Swedish alcohol. Curse you, laws against shipping alcohol!
Perhaps it's not normal, but I really was delighted by the whole sheriff-work thing. I mean, I can't do much about what happened in the past. So I'm taking the knowledge it's given me and the experience and found the fascinating bits.
So. Yeah.
Which is how I learned I'm actually in an unincorporated part of the county and that means I'm not their jurisdiction. So they gave me the right number and I called the sheriff's department. And our sheriff's department? Friendly and helpful. I was so surprised. Maybe I shouldn't have been, but I was.
The dispatcher took my info and had a deputy give me a call within about five minutes. And then within half an hour or so, a deputy came to my house. And despite the fact it was a high winds day and there were several wildfires in the area, he took the time to look over some of my stuff, dust several things for prints, and fingerprint me so they could eliminate my prints from what they found.
I know it's unlikely they close the case, but it was great that they didn't write it off as trivial. Especially since while the deputy was here, I did realize more and more things missing. Although the only things I personally value that are missing are Swedish alcohol. Curse you, laws against shipping alcohol!
Perhaps it's not normal, but I really was delighted by the whole sheriff-work thing. I mean, I can't do much about what happened in the past. So I'm taking the knowledge it's given me and the experience and found the fascinating bits.
So. Yeah.