Jackie Allen
The Moultrie Observer
MOULTRIE —
Dear editor:
Monday, July 26, started out like any other day. I locked my doors and headed off to do my daily routine. Upon retuning I unlocked my door and headed to the back of my house realizing that the farther I walked the odder I felt.
The bathroom door was shut and the bed that I had made up so neatly was disturbed. A drawer was pulled partially out. It hit me, someone has been in my house!
I called my husband, and we quickly started thinking of things people take and then it was true. We had been robbed!
My husband’s gun collection ... his treasured guns from his father, our pistols, and last but not least, my jewelry. And not just any jewelry, two pieces that I cherish dearly, an "S" style gold tennis bracelet and a gold and saffire ring with diamonds. So if you see it turn it in, it belongs to me and has very deep sentimental value. We are just among the hundreds of people being violated.
My bathroom was used, my bed touched by strangers and our life , like others, changed forever.
However, you were seen, your green Nissan Altima pulling away as your trunk bounced open, and maybe you will be found.No more will I think to myself when I see a car on the side of the road that someone is hurt. I as others will think of the worst, but I will still say a prayer for the person in the car, because you will need it. Your soul is lost.
You can do all of the right things, lock your door, alarm your door, hide your jewelry and lock away your things, but if they want to come into your home, they are, and it will only take a few minutes. TV educated us all for the good and the bad. The jails are full and the law is slippery. Please, if you get anything offered to you especially my bracelet or ring, call and turn it in, if you are offered a gun, rifle or shotgun, turn it in. These firearms were family owned and cherished with memories of love and years of devotion. Our country needs help and our families have lost the meaning of respect.
To anyone interested in coming back to this neighborhood, we are licensed to carry a gun. We practice all the time. You were lucky this time.
Jackie Allen
Moultrie
