It's bad enough when you get burgled but this really takes the biscuit!

Skunk · 08-04-2003, 07:50 AM

Thieves steal family's entire home

A family in the US state of California has had their entire home stolen by thieves.
The cabin, measuring about 10 feet by 20 feet (three metres by six metres), would have taken at least a day to dismantle and remove from the land, authorities said.

The thieves even took a 2,600-gallon (9,850-litre) water tank.

Now all that remains on the property is a tool shed and pads where the house once stood, the Associated Press news agency reported.

The loss of personal items alone comes to more than $20,000, the family said.

"This was a family retreat, a dream. Then someone comes along and puts a big dent in it," retired engineer BJ Miller told local newspaper the Mountain Democrat.

Mr Miller bought the 40 acres of land near Berkeley, on which the cabin was built, with his wife three years ago.

They had built the cabin as a small holiday home for the summer and had planned to build further houses for their children and grandchildren, Mr Miller told the paper.

Their neighbours expressed shock at the robbery.

"It gets me that they got by me," Laurel Fulton told local media.

"I should have noticed a big truck going by with a big house in the back."

The family is offering a $2,000 reward for any information that leads to their property being recovered.

johnny · 08-04-2003, 08:01 AM

Whoa, i wonder where you hide, when you stole a complete house.

The Hierophant · 08-04-2003, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnny:
Whoa, i wonder where you hide, when you stole a complete house.

yeah. it's not exactly something you can hawk off to a fence on the black market either [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cloudbringer · 08-04-2003, 11:41 AM

holy cow...an entire HOUSE? [img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img]

Well, a cabin, but still, that's alot to walk off with! I cannot imagine what the owners thought when they got to the camp and saw the missing items!

Cloudbringer · 08-05-2003, 08:52 AM

Any more news on this one? I'm curious how it was done and where the house parts got to!

johnny · 08-05-2003, 08:58 AM

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Originally posted by Cloudbringer:
Any more news on this one? I'm curious how it was done and where the house parts got to!

The thief is probably carrying the house around with him, trying to sell it on the streetcorners.

Donut · 08-05-2003, 09:11 AM

I've heard of shoplifting but that's rediculous!

Cloudbringer · 08-05-2003, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by Donut:
I've heard of shoplifting but that's rediculous!

He didn't lift a shop, it was a cabin! Sheesh pastryguy, get the details right!

Skunk · 08-05-2003, 11:06 AM

Guess that the owners never expected to have to move house again

08-04-2003, 08:01 AM	#2
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08-04-2003, 11:41 AM	#4
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	holy cow...an entire HOUSE? [img]graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] Well, a cabin, but still, that's alot to walk off with! I cannot imagine what the owners thought when they got to the camp and saw the missing items! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

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Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Any more news on this one? I'm curious how it was done and where the house parts got to! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

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Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	I've heard of shoplifting but that's rediculous! __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

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08-04-2003, 07:50 AM	#1
Skunk Banned User Join Date: September 3, 2001 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Age: 62 Posts: 1,463	Thieves steal family's entire home A family in the US state of California has had their entire home stolen by thieves. The cabin, measuring about 10 feet by 20 feet (three metres by six metres), would have taken at least a day to dismantle and remove from the land, authorities said. The thieves even took a 2,600-gallon (9,850-litre) water tank. Now all that remains on the property is a tool shed and pads where the house once stood, the Associated Press news agency reported. The loss of personal items alone comes to more than $20,000, the family said. "This was a family retreat, a dream. Then someone comes along and puts a big dent in it," retired engineer BJ Miller told local newspaper the Mountain Democrat. Mr Miller bought the 40 acres of land near Berkeley, on which the cabin was built, with his wife three years ago. They had built the cabin as a small holiday home for the summer and had planned to build further houses for their children and grandchildren, Mr Miller told the paper. Their neighbours expressed shock at the robbery. "It gets me that they got by me," Laurel Fulton told local media. "I should have noticed a big truck going by with a big house in the back." The family is offering a $2,000 reward for any information that leads to their property being recovered.

08-05-2003, 11:06 AM	#9
Skunk Banned User Join Date: September 3, 2001 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Age: 62 Posts: 1,463	Guess that the owners never expected to have to move house again

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