KY widows home broken into while at her husbands funeral.

[powderman]

Ky. widow's home robbed while away at husband's funeral        by Johnny Archer WHAS11.com Posted on March 25, 2012 at 7:26 PM
Updated yesterday at 7:41 PM        ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WHAS11) -- Normaline Skees just laid her husband to rest on Wednesday.

She never expected to find her home broken into after she returned from his funeral.

 “I just started screaming. I mean I screamed and screamed. It thought I was losing my mind,” said Mrs. Skees. “It was like my husband passing away all over again.”

Her husband Lanny passed away on Saturday, March 17 from Leukemia.

Thieves stole about a dozen of his unique rifles, medication, hundreds of pocket knives, watches, jewelry, and coins.

They were items her husband had collected all his life.

Kentucky State Police believe the suspect might be someone the Skees know.

Mrs. Skees said the thieves “violated her husband’s memory” and took away things she was “going to give to family and friends to remember him by.”

“They have violated my safety and security that we had in this home,” said Mrs. Skees.

The Skees have lived in their Hardin County home for 10 years and never had a break-in.

Now, Normaline Skees is having an alarm system installed because she’s scared the criminals will return.

She says that won't stop her from finding her husband’s belongings.

She says it’s her “mission to find this stuff” and she will search flea markets and pawn shops and “will continue to ask people.”
“It's not like I'm going to do the investigating, but I will look for this stuff,” declared Mrs. Skees.
Police don't have any suspects yet, but Normaline Skees is offering $1,000 to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case.

People with information are asked to call the Hardin County Crimestoppers at (800) 597-8123.
 

[52bagman]

If this thief is someone she knows, that makes for ONE LOW LIFE S.O.B.

[BUGEYE]

people who commit crimes against children and old people should pay with their lives.

[magooch]

Why play favorites; anyone who transgresses into anyone's castle should be summarily offed.  In fact, I favor cutting off the hands of all thieves--right below their chins.

[BUGEYE]

Why play favorites; anyone who transgresses into anyone's castle should be summarily offed.  In fact, I favor cutting off the hands of all thieves--right below their chins.

that's right.  I have lots of "things" but they were paid for by money I earned, not stolen.

[guzzijohn]

The bad news this is not at all unusual. These lowlife simply look at when the funeral is going to be and that way they know they have at least two-three hours to do the theft.
GuzziJohn

[BUGEYE]

The bad news this is not at all unusual. These lowlife simply look at when the funeral is going to be and that way they know they have at least two-three hours to do the theft.
GuzziJohn

yeah, they read the obits.  I won't have an obit or funeral.

[powderman]

The bad news this is not at all unusual. These lowlife simply look at when the funeral is going to be and that way they know they have at least two-three hours to do the theft.
GuzziJohn

 
guzzi. You surprised me, almost shocked me. I figured you were going to complain about the harsh justice some of us here would like to administer to the lowlife. POWDERMAN. 

[rockbilly]

Robbing the home while the family is away at a funeral has been a long time MO for criminals; they watch the obituaries and act on the times published for the funeral.  Several years ago many law enforcement agencies put out a warning to always have someone (a friend, family member) house-set the home while the funeral is being conducted. Rural homes are a big target for these scum bags.

It is customary in this area to have some watch the home, I haven’t heard of such attempts to burglarize a home for a long time now.
 
These are the kind of folks you would like to greet with a load of 00 buckshot.

[mcbammer]

I   feel   her   pain  .   I   came   home    from   work   to   find   my   back   door   kicked   in .   the   perp.   stole   all   the   presents   from   under   the   christmas   tree  ,   my   guns   ,  vcr  ,  and   loaded  them   in   my   pickup  &   drove   off .       This   lady   will    suffer   a   phase   of   not    wanting   to   leave   home  for   fear   it  will   happen   again   ,  not   to   mention   the   invasion   of   privacy. 

[Brett]

My childhood home was broken into on two occasions.  It's a real creepy feeling knowing someone has gone threw all your personal belongings.