Stalking & Burglary: The Bag Bandits – Part 2

So one with part 2 of this twisted episode of our journey of dealing with a stalker. Where we left off was the ‘discovery’ of this lovely tactic which mixed elements of ‘crazy making’, home invasions and theft using the Wal-Mart bags as the packaging of everyday household items. As this process became more and more evident there were a few other things that we were also discovering. Essentially there were multiple processes happening simultaneously. Not sure nor is it likely we will ever know if it was planned that way or just the thrill of ‘getting away with this’ was so great they just kept right on going. What we do know is:

• At least one personal cell phone was being tracked(hmmm… funny they didn’t bother with the work phone).
• There was spying by a neighbor close by on behalf of the stalker(yes, it’s still stalking when you do it for your friends).
• The break ins only happened when we were out of the house(that we know of… anything else gets too creepy even for me).
• There was a combination of both theft and general ‘crazy making’ on a steady basis.

The Cold and a Flu

It was a very cold winter and a case of the flu which brought everything to the surface. It’s funny when you are stuck at home feeling completely miserable with the flu you do look at your surroundings differently. On about the 4th day of a really rotten flu we started to notice not one or two tied up Wal-Mart bags but dozens of them. At some point in the recent, very recent past, prior to getting sick at least one stalker had come in, bagged up all kinds of stuff including but not limited to:

• family photos
• art supplies
• sunglasses
• random stuff
• soaps
• jewelry
• socks
• clothes
• books
• small kitchen items
• financial records
• mail, papers
• nails, screws, drill bits
• toiletries
• tape, glue and staples

Now I say 1 or more than one because who, when and how fast do they even get this done is beyond me. Seriously who rifles through personal belongings at the speed of light and bags it up? Over 30 bags we found in total and then… Yes, there is more. They hid the bags everywhere. Now they even hid these bags behind book shelves, in the utility room on shelves and then arranged neatly but so

the bags were hidden on shelves. Of course they were all throughout the closets, kitchen pantry and odd places like under chairs(guess they were running out of places to hide them) and tucked away next to the washer and dryer. While we were in a cold medicine induced fog, discovering this seemed even more surreal. So, anytime you reach the pace where you can’t figure things out you know there are so many other things you are not seeing. Yes we passed that place sometime ago and yet I still found myself pondering that question. At least they seemed to bring their own bags with them While we knew at least one phone had been cloned/hacked and cameras were being disabled we were still not sure how that was happening. We did discover the many uses magnets had including providing keyless entry through most locks.

More than Things, Time is Lost

Keep in mind the time it takes to survive this. That is in addition to a regular working day, doing regular house stuff in addition to all this nonsense plus all your new jobs which include surveillance and forensics that you have if you want to catch these asshole/s and prosecute. The cleaning up each time this happens let alone filing a police report, dealing with insurance companies, documenting the damage and having to rearrange your life literally, at least a few times a week. This does not account for the emotional exhaustion, stress, PTSD and having to climb the real mountain of convincing you will have to do with family and ‘friends’ to show them that anything you are going through is real, let alone that it may very well be killing you, one day at a time. Your own healing is not even touched at this point because whether its on your mind consciously or not survival is the name of the game. For most stalker survivors the stress, health issues and symptoms of PTSD become a very real issue at some point in the journey. While I don’t agree with using guns, I have become an avid believer in my second amendment rights and now have quite a love for shooting.