Home Invasion

First let me say thanks to those who have noticed that I haven't been posting and have contacted me. I'm fine but I do want to talk about something. My front door was kicked in by 4 Hispanic males and they entered my house. It was about 10:15 AM on a sunny day with a garage sale going on 3 houses down on my street. They did knock but I didn't go to the door right away. I went into my bedroom and looked out the window to see if I could tell who was at the door.

When I went into the front bedroom, I cut myself off from my telephone because I had taken it into the studio to have while I worked. From the time I realized that someone was kicking in the door until the time I got to the living room, all 4 guys were in my house. I ran at them screaming (in hindsight that was probably really stupid) and when they saw me, they left immediately. Thank God that they didn't use a weapon on me! The police who came to investigate (here's a picture of the intrepid Oklahoma City police guys--I'm glad they didn't have to chase anyone on foot...)

told me that the home invasion robbery crimes are rising by about 1000% every couple of months and that it is mostly illegals who are brazen thieves. They rob in the daylight when people are at work. They work in large gang groups that split into smaller groups to work a city for a few days and then move on. Apparently they have semi trucks to store the stolen property and take it somewhere to dispose of it. The police told me that crime has skyrocketed. They said to get an alarm system (which I already had but had not armed) and a gun and take lessons to learn how to use it. In fact, one policeman said that he recommended I get two guns. One small one to keep with me and a shotgun to keep by the door. They said to not open the door when I don't know who it is without the gun in my hands. They said it was that serious and that extreme.

 I told the police that I hadn't heard about the huge rise in crime and they said that it was being kept quiet so that the public doesn't panic. My son's been trying to get me to buy a gun and, with Charlie's medical condition, I haven't been able to afford one. So, I guess he's going to buy me one. I don't know how you feel about the border and about politics and how things are going in this world but I hope that, where ever you live, you take precautions. I live in a nice neighborhood with lots of elderly people and young professional couples. The police told me that it doesn't matter where you live...that even gated communities and isolated farms and acreages are being targeted. So be safe, think about arming yourself and don't leave your phone in another room if someone strange comes to the door. XOXO