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Loft hatch wifi burglar/poo leaver? Help me through the night please.

358 replies

Thattwatoverthere · 05/04/2018 22:43

There was a thread similar to this a while back that I can't find now but I promise I'm not a copy cat troll!

Last night i noticed that the loft hatch was open in the babies room. I definitely didn't do it, OH says he didn't do it. The cupboard under the TV where the electric and wifi box are was open yesterday, again, neither of us had opened it.
I called the police to report this last night and explained that I'm often alone with an 8 week old baby and that the house is really not secure (rental). Their next steps were to raise with their team manager and to contact me within 24 hours if they felt they needed to take it further, put it on record if not. Presumably this would be useful when I've been murdered in my sleep but whatever.
I've called the lettings agent who would get someone round to look at the locks that aren't locking.
I've heard nothing back from either. My life has no value clearly.

I've been blamed twice in the last fortnight for leaving a poo in the toilet by OH when I definitely, definitely haven't. Clothes have gone missing presumed lost somewhere and the wifi speed has dropped significantly over the last few weeks.

I'm concerned.

I have a CCTV style baby monitor that wasn't being used that I've set up in the living room to monitor anyone getting in which I thought was a pretty genius idea but forgot that you can talk the other way too. Tonight I'm pretty sure someone was talking through it. OH is working away but swears that it wasn't him. I need to be brave enough to get close enough to unplug it now.

There is access through the lofts from the other houses and only one key was given from the lettings agent so presumably another key is somewhere else out there. I can always hear footsteps from the houses either side of me which used to be reassuring when I was by myself. NOT ANY MORE!

Tomorrow I'm permanently closing both loft hatches, changing all locks and learning self defence. In the meantime help me get through the night. What can I do to make it as safe as I can? or channel Kevin from Home Alone And can I do anything on the wifi to see if someone else has signed up to mine?

I was a lot braver in the daylight...

I've got my baby asleep on me and I don't think she'll be much use if I'm confronted.

OP posts:
Goodasgoldilox · 05/04/2018 23:10

Unplug your wifi box and take it with you!

RunMummyRun68 · 05/04/2018 23:10

Yes but there was 'something odd going on' this morning when the DH was still there

So why has he gone, and op hadn't checked loft/secured it and just waited til now?

Anyone in the loft would make some noise

Juells · 05/04/2018 23:10

Tonight I'm pretty sure someone was talking through it. OH is working away but swears that it wasn't him.

I don't understand that.

You should go to a hotel for the night. If you can't do that, leave a light on in the area where the hatch is. Can you tie or wire up the hatch in any way?

TabbyMack · 05/04/2018 23:11

And I agree with Steppemum. I reckon someone’s come into nick your wifi-password and taken the opportunity to help themselves to other stuff.

The poo in the loo is odd though. If it’s a neighbour why not use their own toilet? Possibly, the toilet is not actually flushing properly and either yours or DPs dumps have popped back up to say hello.

RunMummyRun68 · 05/04/2018 23:12

My money is on the DH

It's the only rational explanation

The poo
The unlocked hatch
The clothing going missing
Not sure about WiFi...

He's messing with you. Or deliberately trying to scare you

Does he want to move?

RunMummyRun68 · 05/04/2018 23:13

How would you get a WiFipassword from breaking in? We just 'know' ours.... it's not written anywhere or on the router or anything

PartyRingss · 05/04/2018 23:13

The baby's not it their room is it with said loft hatch?

I would be doing Kevin style home alone antics! GrinGrin

ConstantReminder · 05/04/2018 23:14

If you’ve heard voices in your home tonight and no one is there but you ~ get the police round. Sounds like you have a loft dweller ~ comes down to use toilet but doesn’t flush so as not to be heard.

Whatever ~ I’d not be there with my child.

PartyRingss · 05/04/2018 23:15

My virgin media router has the password written on it.

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Thattwatoverthere · 05/04/2018 23:15

I thought I was being a wimp 😂. Quite glad to hear I'm not! Am seriously considering decamping to my mums in my pjs for the night but there's no bed for me there. The sofa would be preferable to the wifi killer though... will give her a call now. And move the PP machine off my bedside table where it was living for the night in my makeshift bedsit...

It's all a bit fucked up really isn't it? I mean, why poo? And why not nick the laptop instead of a coat??

I'll update from my mums. Camera going back on and wifi off. Good idea if I'm not here?

OP posts:
steppemum · 05/04/2018 23:15

RunMummy - many wi-fi boxes have the original password on a sticker on the box

GaryBaldyBiscuit · 05/04/2018 23:16

If this is for real....why the hell are you still there?! I’d have left already. Keep camera on, leave WiFi to see what happens, two burly men with tourches up in the loft tomorrow covering both ends!

RunMummyRun68 · 05/04/2018 23:16

Original yes, but passwords change over time

QueenieBuchanan · 05/04/2018 23:16

Why didn't you sort this earlier? Why wait til nighttime?!

NorthernLurker · 05/04/2018 23:17
Hmm
RunMummyRun68 · 05/04/2018 23:17

That's what I've twice asked queenie

We all know nighttime will happen!

RedPandaMama · 05/04/2018 23:17

This is so terrifying. I hope you left. I wouldn't be going back Shock

PartyRingss · 05/04/2018 23:18

What's a loft dweller? Shock And surely once someone has your WiFi password they don't need to come down and get it again unless it's been changed?

Snugglepumpkin · 05/04/2018 23:18

If I were you, I definitely wouldn't sit down & watch the movie Freehold.

But I would buy bolts & fix them to the attic hatches asap.

throwcushions · 05/04/2018 23:19

Surely if someone is living in your loft they would need to get food from somewhere? I suspect a few of these things are just coincidence e.g. plumbing issue and loft hatch, and the clothes and talking on the monitor are your imagination playing tricks on you..I'd have checked it out during the day though for sure!

RunMummyRun68 · 05/04/2018 23:20

How are they charging their phone from the loft??

Coming down into a babies room at night to poo?

Mxyzptlk · 05/04/2018 23:20

Quit criticising. OP believed it was nothing, as everyone else seemed to think that, but now isn't so sure.

PartyRingss · 05/04/2018 23:20

Kind of like in horror movies where they run around the house in the dark rather than turning on the light 🤔Grin

makingmiracles · 05/04/2018 23:22

Ooh remember a thread a bit like this a few years ago, turned out the OPs brother iirc had been living in their shed- he was homeless and using the house/loo/shower whilst they were out as he was embarrassed.

I’d personally go to parents for tonight, a sofa has to be preferable to a piss poor nights sleep laying awake worrying about a potential loft dweller!
Def get somebody up their to have a good look round, sounds dodgy loft can be accessed by adjacent properties-any way to block access from other side?
I’d then install padlock on loft hatch!

LittleLightsShineBright · 05/04/2018 23:24

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