Holiday Help for Burglary Recovery

On December 7, 2015, my friends Dorian, Julia and Matthew came home to someone else’s bad idea of holiday spirit.

Their house had been burglarized, their back door kicked in, having narrowly missed crushing their aging, blind Chihuahua in the process.

Further inspection revealed that all the electronics, including all of their computers, their multiple Playstations and all the DLC on them, their television, etc., had been removed from the house.


In what was arguably the worst discovery of the afternoon, it was found that his new drawing tablet, which had very recently been purchased for the production of both professional and recreational artwork, with the help of friends and those seeking to have artwork created by my friend, had also been stolen.

The thieves broke my friends’ last working sewing machine, which was used to make costumes both for my friends, as well as commission work for professional income, in the process of the burglary.


For good or for ill, no one was at home during the break in. For good, because no one was hurt. For ill, for the rest of the obvious reasons. Police officers said that from the looks of the door (which had been dead-bolted shut prior to the break in), it appeared that the thieves had been of substantial size, and possibly on some sort of drugs, from the force required to kick that door in.

The alarm was set off in the process of the burglary, but not in time to stop the home invasion and theft. The cops also said that there were multiple thieves who knew the house was armed and came in anyway so it is very likely that the thieves were armed at the time.

My friends *just* moved into this house this summer, thinking it would be the fresh start they needed to have more space for themselves and their several pets, and for welcoming friends to visit regularly. Unfortunately, they have had several issues with the house and neighborhood, and this seems to be the final straw that pushes the need for them to find another “fresh start” house (and location).


As many of you know, moving is expensive. Doing so twice in one year, or even twice in two, can be completely financially draining. Add to that the cost of replacing their lost items after insurance gives their reduced, depreciated value, and after the deductible, etc., and you can agree that my friends are in need of some real Holiday Help.

These are some of the most caring, giving people I have ever met, or had the privelege of calling my friends. And now, they need help, and I know we can all chip in a little bit. "Many hands make light work," as the old saying goes.

The total cost of all stolen merchandise, plus the outstanding debt from the initial move, is well over $6,500.00. We still don’t know how much insurance is going to pay, though it will be nowhere close to this number. Please help by donating, if you can, and by spreading the word with the “Share” button, whether you can donate personally or not.