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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Widower's home burglarized day after husband's funeral: Broadview Heights Police Blotter http://www.cleveland.com/broadview-...zed_day.htmlAccording to a police officer that I know, there are criminals that watch the obituaries looking for unoccupied homes during the funeral. It's sickening but thieves target the widows and families of the recently deceased. Do not to list the hobbies of the deceased in the obit you may make your loved ones potential targets if the deceased collected anything of value. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Jeez. That is getting really, really low. What kind of mind can even come up with that?
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Moderator
 United States
34393 Posts |
 bad. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
 Makes me mad! I once stayed at a neighbor's home during her husband's funeral because she was afraid to leave the place empty on an afternoon when every other house on the block was also empty since all the neighbors went to the funeral. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9395 Posts |
This is nothing new -- back in the 1980s my job on funeral day was to stay at someone's house during the funeral. This type of burglary was common way back then, too. I'm not sure how much good staying at a house does, since a robber could just come, kill anyone inside, and proceed with the robbery.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4415 Posts |
While not necessarily the case here, it's a good idea to avoid mentioning membership in any coin club in the obituary. I've seen that done over the years.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12808 Posts |
 That makes me sick. |
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Valued Member
United States
331 Posts |
I was once asked to appraise a collection for a widow. I didn't realize the size of the collection till I came to her house. I estimated the collection at around $30,000 and recommended a couple of dealers to handle the purchase. I called her 2 weeks later to see how the sale went and the collection was still sitting in boxes in her living room! She did sell them 2 days later. After that, I made it a rule to never do appraisals at the persons home or even know their address unless absolutely nessecary.
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United States
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I'm not sure how much good staying at a house does, since a robber could just come, kill anyone inside, and proceed with the robbery. That could happen any time, dead people or no. The fact remains that an empty house is a softer target and most crimes are those of such opportunity. In reality, only a small percentage of thieves are actually willing to kill for their ill-gotten gains. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The fact remains that an empty house is a softer target and most crimes are those of such opportunity. And if it has been "advertised" that the home will most likely be empty at a certain time it makes such robberies even more likely. After all if the deceased lived alone you know the house is most likely going to be empty. And even if they have a few family members around most likely they will be at the funeral. (and if they are out of town family they may have brought in some extra "goodies". Down in Louisville Sunday morning burglaries were common. Lots of people go to church Sunday morning. They would leave and burglars would back a U-hual truck up to the garage door and just empty the place. |
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Posted 01/13/2017 6:37 pm
