Editor:
They were thorough, very thorough, the thieves who broke into our home on Frances Road in Halfmoon Bay on Monday, Oct. 17. Today, as I am cleaning up the aftermath and finding more items missing, my sense of outrage and tearful frustration is growing. I am heartbroken at the loss of irreplaceable family jewelry. I feel shame that I apparently didn’t protect well enough what my great-grandparents did before me. And I am angry. Angry that our space has been trespassed upon. Angry that the thieves are known to police and appear to be from our community. While I know the police are working hard, I’m angry that nothing seems to be being done about what is an ongoing concern in our area. My neighbours have been wondrously supportive. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Some have shared their own experiences of suspicious goings on. No one seems to have any doubt as to who is responsible. Beyond my anger, I am saddened by the fact that the thieves probably know our family. I truly hope they experienced some remorse as they rifled through and stole our personal and loved belonging, while they turned our world upside down, for some petty cash to service their own sad needs.
Uli Hadeler, Halfmoon Bay
