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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGlad to see these two assholes caught: Two men sentenced in looting after Almeda fire
One of these guys was caught on video looting a house next to a house on fire in our park. We had looters for weeks following the Almeda fire. Our house didn't get broken into, but our friend two mobiles down did and several other friends in our park were robbed during and after the fire. I do not believe the sentencing was long enough. There was also a woman busted, she got three years. All of these assholes will be out in about half their sentences. Scumbags.
https://ktvl.com/news/local/two-men-sentenced-in-looting-after-almeda-fire?fbclid=IwAR3NDsJgUNIERmtC9G-INbv0i0GRgz0lo8FBvl885mL3KKRwmI-cZM3WRy0
Our park is in clean-up phase. There is an EPA contractor here doing the work. They have made amazing progress. Lots still to be done. There are huge piles of metal, concrete, dirt, etc... a lot of homes are still just burned to the ground with their cars still in the driveways. It's heartbreaking to step outside our doors every day and see the devastation. I've trimmed all our burned shrubs, and the only other damage we had was three cracked windows in the front, from the places burning down across the street. My cat Harry, who was trapped in our home during the fire, has recovered his voice, but it took him about 6 weeks. The fire happened September 8th, it seems like a life time ago.
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(13,351 posts)MerryBlooms
(12,176 posts)He was traumatized and I felt horrible. Took him about an hour to come out from under my bed. I got to thinking though, maybe it's the best way to desensitize him. Set of the alarm once a month, turn on all the lights, lay on the floor next to my bed reassuring him. Then once he realizes he's safe, he comes out. Maybe if we do that enough times, it will be less traumatizing for him.
