Burglars Take Open House Literally During Spring Tour of New Homes By Stealing $38,000 Worth of Furniture, Televisions and Appliances From $1.25 Million Dollar Showplace...

 

4/27/08 - 4/30/08  Suspects broke into an award-winning model home at 1604 Glade Road by breaking the frame on the rear patio door, and then hauling off with a monster load of built-in appliances, furniture, and even plasma flat screen televisions, according to the report given Officer Brian Wilson.  

 

Stone Mill Custom Homes had showcased the house the past three weekends in the annual Greater Fort Worth Spring Tour of New Homes, winning the $1 Million to $1.25 Million class.  Ken Kisner, 51, told Police that the burglary occurred sometime between 5:30 PM on Sunday evening and was discovered around 9:15 AM on Wednesday morning. 

 

Stolen items included Stereo equipment with DVD player, sub-woofer, and Surround Sound ($5,000), two Panasonic 42" flat-screen TVs ($2,000)-one from the upstairs gameroom and one from a rear bedroom, Panasonic LCD Projector ($3,000) from the media room along with a 3-piece black leather recliner ($1,500), and from the front office, a Norcent 20" flat-screen TV ($1,000) and a high-back suede Lane office chair ($250).

 

But wait, the thieves were not yet done...

 

More astonishing was the missing 48" stainless steel Sub-Zero built-in refrigerator stolen ($10,000), which had to weigh as much as a pickup truck.  Also taken was a stainless steel Wolf gas cooktop ($8,000), stainless steel Asco dishwasher ($2,000), stainless steel Sub-Zero wine refrigerator ($1,200), Sharp stainless steel "draw style" microwave ($1,000), stainless steel Wolf "warming draw" ($1,500) whatever that is, and a comparably light mini-refrigerator ($250).  Damage to the patio door casing was estimated at $1,000.

 

 

In spite of the break-in occurring right on the busy corner of Glade Road and Rose Street, about a half-mile from the Justice Center, because of the recent flurry of activity at the house from landscape installation, pond work, privacy fencing and people coming and going for the free viewing of the Open House, no one appeared to have noticed the burglary in progress.

 

4/30/08  Burglary of a Habitation with no signs of forced entry at 607 Field Street in Colleyville Estates.  Officer Toby Sims took the report from the homeowner, Joachim Hirsch, 55, who said suspect(s) entered his residence without authorization and stole his coin box with share coins ($50).  Detective Kevin Walling is following up.

 

4/30/08  Criminal Mischief at 1000 Cheek Sparger Road.  The victim, who was driving a white 2000 Freightliner Hostess/Wonder Bread delivery truck, told Officer Brian Wilson at 11:52 AM that unknown person(s) threw what appeared to be a water balloon at the vehicle, causing the window to shatter ($400). 

 

4/28/08  Burglary of a Motor Vehicle at 5150 State Highway 121 South at the Rio Mambo Restaurant.  Teddy Mack Evans, 50, of North Richland Hills, told Officer Toby Sims at 7:10 PM that the passenger side window on his black 2006 Toyota Solara had been broken out ($250) while parked at the restaurant lot.  Unknown car burglar(s) then stole a black Radio Shack briefcase ($100) and two computer books for CAD ($100) from the vehicle.

 

4/27/08  Criminal Mischief at 4219 Green Meadow West in Saddlebrook.  Complainant told Officer Brian Wilson at 7:10 AM that unknown suspect(s) broke out the drivers side front window on a silver 1998 Jeep Cherokee ($750).  Detective Kevin Walling is investigating the incident.

 

4/26/08  Theft at 3716 Oakbriar Lane in Woodbriar Estates.  Homeowner Jill Dashner, 49, told Officer Tanner Mahan at 1:14 PM that unknown person(s) had stolen the family mailbox ($100). 

 

4/24/08 - 4/25/08  Criminal Mischief at 4017 Deepwood Street in Brighton Oaks.  Homeowner Jill Chunn, 53, advised Officer Tanner Mahan that unknown person(s) damaged/destroyed her black mailbox ($50) during the night.