Burgler!!!


We had an exciting day at work today. Serena and I were heading downstairs from our office to go to lunch, and a man got off the elevator and said, "Oops, I must be on the wrong floor." Well, this whole building is only our company, so it seemed suspicious. But we have couriers and strange people coming and going all the time, so we didn't think anything of it. He got back on the elevator, but we headed down the stairs. We thought we would just watch him walk out of the building, cause there is only one way out. When we got outside the front door, we waited for 4-5 minutes, and no guy came out. So 3 of my co-workers went up the stairs, and Serena, another co-worker, and I went up the elevator. The guys who went up the stairs got to the 3rd floor first, started walking around when this guy popped his head up from one of our cubes. They asked if they could help him and walked over there, and he pulled a laptop from under his shirt. He put it on the table and tried to walk away, but they held him there. It was 3 against one. Serena and I came later and saw them arguing and telling this guy to sit down, he wasn't going anywhere until the cops came. When the police officer came, he looked and the guy and said "You again David???". He had just had issues with him at a clothing store a few weeks ago. He was just released from jail two months ago.
Anyway, everyone was OK, nothing was taken. This guy is a crack addict and is basically a petty thief to supply the habit.

4 Response to "Burgler!!!"

  1. Andie Says:

    Wow, Welkers, you saved the day!

  2. Kristen Says:

    And you said you don't have exciting days at work? Beats... bubble popper or whatever it is called! ;-)

  3. shantel Says:

    Thats pretty scary,if it were me I would have waited in the car till the coast was clear!

  4. Benjy Says:

    Did you give him my card...I'm not convinced that the alleged burglar intended on stealing the lap top...he could have found it and like a good Samaritan decided to return it to your office ... :)

    Benjy