My story is similar to Jake's only a bit different
I was sleeping at home, when my alarm clock started to make that noise they do when mobile phones get too close (like a static of sorts). I woke in a daze to see a guy standing next to my bed. As he reached for my wallet sitting on the bedside table, he noticed me stir and said "don't worry mate, I'm from the police, and I need to take this for forensics".
I'm like "What the fu..", and he then still had the balls to go to the other side of my bed quickly and grab my mobile before leaving the room. At that time, I'd just bought a new mountain bike, and it was sitting in my room as well. As the guy left the room, he made comment about the bike.
Still groggy and still only able to say "What the fu..", I got out of bed. Being the decent guy I am, I even took time to put some pants on. I walked out and down the hall but there was only silence, I got to the back of the house, but still saw nothing, and started to think it was one trippy dream.
As I came back through the kitchen, I saw another guy backing out of my housemates room. As he turned and saw me, he was startled and jumped backwards, knocking her door off it's hinges. He pulled a 20cm+ screwdriver from his pocket and took a swing/stab at me.
Now I'm a big guy, but I'm not playing hero to an armed man, especially for my housemates trinkets
I reached out and pulled the hall door between him and me, and picked up the phone sitting right by my side. He ran for the front door as I dialled 000. Cops were already in the area, as these guys had already knocked over one house in the area and been sprung by the neighbour, and then also been seen looking suspicious in front and back yards in my street and the alley behind us.
I ran to the front while talking with the cops, but couldn't see either guy. As I waited for the cops, I quickly cancelled cards and put a bar on my phone, then walked to the back of the house, where I noticed a window paine had been removed. I moved back to the kitchen to assess the damage to the housemates door, when I noticed the third bedroom was still shut. I knocked, and to my surprise noticed my other housemate was still fast asleep.
Shudder to think what might have happened to her if I wasn't there to wake up and scare of the burgs.
Anyway, to end the long story, the burgs were caught around the corner at the local 7eleven going through my wallet. When the cops came round, we looked in the backyard and found a laptop and other items belonging to the previous house they burgled. I was asked to go give a statement, and identify stolen property (luckily, being stingy, I knew exactly how much money I had on me, right down to correct denomination
). I saw my housemates spare car keys in the box, and was told it was part of their MO to steal keys, and then come back a few days later anf steal the car.
I was also shown the screwdriver that was swiped at me...lets just say big and rusty
. I was informed they were known junkies, and had only just been released form their last stint. I was told open and shut case, and unlikely I would be required to appear in court as they would be stupid to contest it. I never got the call.
Lucky it was one of the rare nights I didn't have a hot chick in bed with me.
