February 25, 2003

Break In

There was a break-in at Videotel last night. I was still there working when it happened at about 7:45pm. Celina came up in a shambles and said that all her money had been stolen out of her purse. We had a look in the basement and saw that the door had been broken down. I called the police and they actually came within the hour. They were quite friendly and helpful. When Belinda and I called for the police a month ago, we waited for 3 hours and they never turned up.

The criminal was taped on CCTV but didn't appear concerned about it. He probably knows it's unlikely he'll actually get caught. Belinda came to clean at 9 and stayed with me to ensure I wasn't alone. A forensics woman came at about 10:30. Just as she was leaving, Brian showed up via taxi to make sure I was safe. Chris and Stephen had been at a football game and made it to the office at about 11:30.

Went home in a black cab and worked from home today. I was feeling knackered after Sunday's race and a monday morning swim. Abigail told me about BBC radio 7 and now I'm addicted.