[Zirconia Wolf]

The plot begins to thicken...

Turns out the #1 prime suspect is a 13 year old punk who just so happens to live in the house directly behind Uncle Bob. The little @#$! has been watching us whenever we go over there now & is suspected of being responsible for a number of break ins in the neighborhood, so say the local cops.

Interestingly enough, Uncle Bob caught the kid cutting across his yard not long ago & told him not to take his shortcut anymore, as it wasn't his property.

So yes, the "personal" angle seems to be rather well supported.

As for why Uncle Bob left calling the cops until the last thing, I wish I could give you a reasonably plausible sounding excuse but I can't. The best I can do is say it was a combination of Uncle Bob's "Job From Hell" & his bizarre belief that he could somehow take care of everything by himself. Once he realized that he quite literally can not leave his house right now, he decided to call for help.

Thanksgiving proved to be interesting, as we implemented "Operation Taurus Decoy" wherein my sister drove her car (yes, a Ford Taurus) over to Uncle Bob's to create the illusion that he had family over for Turkey Day, after which they both walked over to a parking lot about a block away where I picked them up. As silly as it sounds (though not really, as he has literally been trapped in his house these last several days) it did the trick; we had a good Turkey Day & Uncle Bob's house was okay when we brought him back.

Today (Friday) Mom, Dad & I are going back to complete the back fence (only 2 6-foot wide sections are left) which will at least make it impossible for the little S.O.B. to just sit there & watch Uncle Bob's house.

Today is also the day the "Door Guy" (from Lowes) & "The Alarm Guy" (from ADT) are supposed to show up, after which Uncle Bob will have 2 new doors, new locks & a shinny new alarm system.

Now if only the police can get enough to build a case against the little creep...