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nateyb
Joined: 28 Dec 2003
Location: witness protection program (or Bundang)
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 Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject: Theft in Bundang |
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Just putting this out there as a warning for those in Bundang, especially in Jeongja-dong.
Two of my friends got robbed on Friday. One had a $3,000 computer and a digital camera stolen. Another had a camera stolen. Apparently they had used keys because the door was relocked after they rifled through their stuff.
Earlier, a couple Korean guys were doing a survey asking where the foreigners lived. If you see these guys, be careful or let me know. Apparently we are being TARGETED.
Anyone else hear of scams going on in Bundang?
Also, should the school pay to move us or change the locks? Opinions. |
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sistersarah
Joined: 03 Jan 2004
Location: hiding out
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| i think a lock change is a must |
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T-dot
Joined: 16 May 2004
Location: bundang
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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thats like the 4th or 5th break in of foreigners that i have heard of in the "ghetto".
did they live on the bottom floor? |
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nateyb
Joined: 28 Dec 2003
Location: witness protection program (or Bundang)
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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nope. but I heard that some foreigner in the basement got robbed... That was the third in that bldg. on the same day.
By the way, the school is changing the locks and we didn't have to put up a fuss... WOW! |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Another nail in Bundangs coffin.....  |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Hey, some guy called my school and asked where the foreigners lived who worked there.
Stupid coworker told them, too.
Luckily, we have keypad locks on the entrance and our doors, and are the first ones to live in the apartment (not that the entrance lock is gonna stop anyone).
We have like 40 foriegners living here. I'm going to mention this episode to the management. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:47 am Post subject: |
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Now I guess I'm glad that I had to get my lock changed on my apartment. The battery ran out and I left the key inside. Had to shell out 40,000 won to get a replacement, as they couldn't pick the thing. Nobody's getting in my door.  |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| so has anyone rang the police??? |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| Had to shell out 40,000 won to get a replacement, as they couldn't pick the thing. Nobody's getting in my door. |
Wrong.
It's easy to get in....I can get in a door in 20 seconds, albeit noisely. I locked myself outta the apt. recently....got the drill and was in in 20-30 seconds.
Also, fyi guys....you know that little round door flap at the bottom of your front door (not all Korean homes have these...but usually in the high rise apts)...well, there have been burglaries by using a long-neck (not beer) tool that the theives can open a door from the inside (whilst putting their arm through this hole). Quiet and can open a door in under 60 seconds.
Common sense is to CHANGE ALL locks when you move, add ADDITIONAL locks and CHAINS.
Grand total for such changes...maybe 50,000 won?
Change. Them. Now.
!Shoosh
Ryst (oh, and since me locking myself out of the apt, I've hidden my house key outside my apt.....far far away...so even if it were found, no way to guess which apt. it belongs to). |
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nateyb
Joined: 28 Dec 2003
Location: witness protection program (or Bundang)
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| the police were called, but are they going to do anything? A report was filed. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Ryst Helmut wrote: |
| Also, fyi guys....you know that little round door flap at the bottom of your front door (not all Korean homes have these...but usually in the high rise apts)...well, there have been burglaries by using a long-neck (not beer) tool that the theives can open a door from the inside (whilst putting their arm through this hole). Quiet and can open a door in under 60 seconds. |
Screw those stupid flaps shut from the inside and also get a deadbolt that has a round(ish) opener rather than a flat one. |
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chiaa
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| nateyb wrote: |
| the police were called, but are they going to do anything? A report was filed. |
In my dealings with the Korean police (and the right side of the law mind you), if they are not going to do anything, then they did not file a report. When a report is filed, a detective is assigned to the case. Thus, if a detective has not called you, a report was not filed.
My house got broken into about a year or two ago. The idiot stole the following: a sweater, and couple of yogurts out of the fridge. Never mind the computer and PS2 which can be easily carried away.
The cops came to my house and basically I could tell right off the bat that they didn't want to do anything. I knew very well that the chances of catching the guy were next to none, but I thought that A. The local cops should know what is going on in the neighborhood. B. That if a theif was ever caught, they could tie him to my break in and get a longer sentence for him.
Nothing was ever written down about my break in.
I know back home they would have filled out a report, have a guy spend ten minutes to dust for prints and get the shoe print that was on my counter in case they ever caught someone else in the act and tieing him to the break in. A detective would have spent five minutes on the phone with me and wrote a quick report to be filed away. All of this would not have taken too much time or man power, but might have lead to a career theif getting a couple of extra years.
Just a different way of thinking over here. Do not spend money on something that has a remote chance of bearing some fruit.
http://www.whatthebook.com |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Ryst Helmut wrote: |
| Zyzyfer wrote: |
| Had to shell out 40,000 won to get a replacement, as they couldn't pick the thing. Nobody's getting in my door. |
Wrong. |
Technically, I am wrong, but when I saw what those guys had to do to pop the lock off my door (not a conventional lock, but one of those fancy electronic ones), it came to my attention that you'd need some heavy-duty tools and you'd need to know what you're doing. Hell, there was only one locksmith who was even willing to do the job, as most simply didn't have the equipment for it. There're also cameras in the elevators, so if someone broke in, they better do a damn good job of concealing what they've got.
It's not impossible. Sure. But they'd have to come prepared. |
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coulter
Joined: 21 Apr 2004
Location: Gangwon-Do
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| nateyb wrote: |
| nope. but I heard that some foreigner in the basement got robbed... |
I'm the forigner in the basement! They took my Playstation (but left the controllers), two games and my watch. I'm missing a belt too, but I'm not sure why they would steal that. Anyway, I called the police as soon as I got home at about 1am. The police were at my house for about an hour, but didn't really do anything. They did fill out a report though. The fingerprinting consisted of holding a lighter behind the glass door on my TV stand. They were more interested in magazines and post cards in my appartment. They told me that I must have left the door unlocked, but I insisted that I didn't. I said I never leave it open, they said this time I did. They had a good laugh on their way up the stairs. I only found out yesterday (Monday) about the two other guys. |
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nateyb
Joined: 28 Dec 2003
Location: witness protection program (or Bundang)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| coulter wrote: |
| nateyb wrote: |
| nope. but I heard that some foreigner in the basement got robbed... |
I'm the forigner in the basement! They took my Playstation (but left the controllers), two games and my watch. I'm missing a belt too, but I'm not sure why they would steal that. Anyway, I called the police as soon as I got home at about 1am. The police were at my house for about an hour, but didn't really do anything. They did fill out a report though. The fingerprinting consisted of holding a lighter behind the glass door on my TV stand. They were more interested in magazines and post cards in my appartment. They told me that I must have left the door unlocked, but I insisted that I didn't. I said I never leave it open, they said this time I did. They had a good laugh on their way up the stairs. I only found out yesterday (Monday) about the two other guys. |
Dude. It was my friends that got robbed. Sorry to hear about your PS2. Did you get the locks changed? |
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