Someone tried to break into my house at about 5am when I was 8 months pregnant (DS is 4 months now). He tried to get in through the French doors first, and when that didn't work he tried to force the back window open, which woke me up.
He ran away when I came downstairs, leaving tools in back garden and a file through the window frame. I called the police, who responded within 5 minutes and had a sniffer dog out within 15 minutes. The next day they sent people out to take fingerprints and footprints.
I was really impressed by the police, particuarly as I was feeling quite vunerable at the time. I couldn't believe someone tried to break into my house while I was home. There was also a lot of damage to the door and window, and both had to be replaced. They were covered by insurance, but it was a lot of hassle while I was pregnant, and my premiums went up.
Anyway, yesterday I got a phone call from the police to say that a man had been arrested for another burglary, and that he had admitted attempted burglary at my address. The policeman told me he was a drug user who had been arrested a number of times previously, and that as he had admitted everything he was being sentenced today and that he would be receiving a prison sentence. He also gave me the man's name, as he said it was a matter of public record. Again, I was really impressed.
Today, I Googled the man's name to see if I could find out what happened and I found a news article saying he had been given a prison sentence, but I also found out he lives on my road! This came as a huge shock, and makes me feel suspicious of my neighbours (he wasn't acting alone, but wouldn't give the name of the person he was with). I wish the police had either broken the news to me themselves, or not told me at all. I didn't even think about the attempted break in anymore really, but now I feel vunerable all over again.