News Details (Posted: July 24, 2003):

Theft

Contact Information:

William Mason
512.282.5139

Full Description:

I would hope this will appear in the monthly newsletter. To Whom It May Concern: My name is William Mason and I reside at 4204 Aldama Drive. Sometime between 10:00PM and 6:00AM on July 21st/22nd, my cars and my neighbors cars were broken into.I lost a few CD's (as my neighbor did), small high powered binoculars in case (expensive/binoculars could fit into palm of hand size), and a set of house keys with a silver cross, silver shell charm, and small sterling silver pen knife from Swiss Army attached. I notified the police and report was filed. I found broken CD cases from theft with one cd in case in the middle of the block on Carnelian Street. I am sure these are from my car because of the album found. On the same evening across the street, my neighbors house was tiolet papered. I am not one to believe in coincidences and I am fairly confident the individual/s are one and the same. The police took the cd cases to be fingerprinted. I was told the fingerprints are probably not on file but this will create a record for reference. I believe a young teenager/s (most likely 13 or 14)burglarized my cars because they left an expensive cordless drill in the case yet took smaller items. I want all my goods back specifically the knife,charm,and silver cross. These are very dear to me as they were gifts from someone that cannot give anymore.I am very disappointed. I never felt the need to lock up every evening but things change. I request parents to please speak to your children. If you are missing a large amount of tiolet paper or your child somehow found these articles, I would like them returned. I will not prosecute if this happens but if caught by police I will prosecute to the fullest of my capability. Imagine this: Child has my house keys and decides to try for bigger and better objects. Enters premises late and awakes me. I see figure in the dark holding object and I am not sure what it is. I feel threatened as individual approaches and I fire my pistol. I turn on the lights and realize I have shot a child. I do not think I could live with myself. This is an imaginary situation but not one to farfetched. However, I have gone to the expense of changing my locks because I couldn't live with myself. I am a middle school history teacher.At this time in the summer, mischief occurs. Please talk to your child. Thank you, respectfully, William Mason