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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWoodlands homeowner says burglar struck her half-million dollar closet
A Woodlands woman says her gigantic closet, which was recently featured on Good Morning America, in Cosmopolitan magazine and almost every Houston news service, has been burglarized.
Theresa Roemer says a burglar broke in Friday night and took between $800,000 and a $1 million of designer bags, jewelry and fur. She said she has surveillance footage of the suspect spending 40 minutes removing items from the 3,000-square-foot closet she had installed to host charity fundraisers.
"He was a total professional and he's on tape," said Roemer, referring to home security video she said has now been handed to Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. "He broke in through the bathroom window in the master bedroom. He took all of my jewerly, all of my watches, my Birkin bags, my husband's watch collection."
Roemer said the video showed the suspect covered up from head to toe with a jumpsuit and hoodie. The intruder made four trips back and forth filling up designer luggage with smaller items from the boutique style shelves, she said.
More at http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Famous-half-million-dollar-closet-has-been-robbed-5664391.php .
[font color=green]The couple forgot to set the alarm when they went to the country club.[/font]
Related thread:
This is what a three-story, $500K closet looks like
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5279565
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Does anyone doubt that the burglar was motivated to rob this woman because of the coverage of her and her giant closet?
Sid
LisaL
(44,973 posts)It really doesn't do any good to have a security system but not set an alarm.
IronGate
(2,186 posts)but why not an alarm system to a security company who would then notify police?
You make an execellent observation, unless the perp knew how to disable the alarm.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)IronGate
(2,186 posts)CrispyQ
(36,446 posts)ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)yeah... right. nice way to dodge some taxes, there...
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pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)...I'd be grateful they saved me the trouble of taking out the trash.
RandiFan1290
(6,229 posts)Separation
(1,975 posts)I'd bet my next paycheck that everything was insured. My next guess would be that they are living beyond their means.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)Autumn
(45,042 posts)kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)FSogol
(45,470 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)I will be very surprised if this is for real. Why would you pay for security and not use it?
Xipe Totec
(43,889 posts)shraby
(21,946 posts)I would look twice at circumstances when they didn't set the burglar alarm.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)just where the "good stuff" was..