Yes, they caught them, karma caught up.
It was a pair of brothers, one lived in the flat below me and the other lived up the street.
I had already had run-ins with the one up the street. It was a communal hallway and at the time I was on benefits and it was paid by giro. He had previously tried to cash one on my behalf, (apparently I signed it with a note for him to give to the post office cashier as I was in hospital apparently)... The cashier called the police on him as she realised I would probably spell my name correctly. My first name and surname were spelt wrong.
I didn't know much about it at the time apart from the giro didn't arrive when expected and so I reported it to the benefits office (located at that time next door), it was the next day he tried to cash it but another payment had been issued and that I had already been in myself to the same post office that day to cash it with the same cashier.
When the police sent their SOCO around, he kept sniffing in the hallway and asking questions. Who lived upstairs / downstairs?
Later that day, they came back with a warrant for searching the brother downstairs and found he was coming home from work, despite being on the dole - which didn't go down too well.
There was also a pungent smell coming from his flat, which I being naive didn't cop on what it was. (I've never done drugs apart from taking prescription medication)
He was growing a small cannabis farm in the 2nd bedroom and running the extra electric from the local benefits office supply.
The police raided the other brother flat up the street and found lots of other drugs (large quantities) and my desktop computer console and stereo which I could Id from a couple of photos I had with me beside it.
The desktop was started up in the police station to see if I could prove to them it was mine. No probs, a nice picture I had was my screensaver - no further questions. Both of them when arrested assaulted the police physically.
Both of them were given notice by the landlord, (same one for both houses).
20 years later, one of them has returned to the city, the cannabis grower but the other apparently daren't come back (for other reasons not related to this),
This was the straw that was pushing both towards a likely custodial sentence and with other court cases waiting to come up against both, the police agreed they should have been remanded but they jumped bail instead.
My stuff funded a good binge of drink and drugs. I was in hospital for a couple of days so they cleared the place out in my absence. It was all sold in the local pub apparently.
What I am sorry about is, I lost some stuff that cannot be replaced. Can't even come close to it, I feel hurt but that but glad I wasnt there as could well have been hurt.
I moved out the day I discovered it, There wasnt much left to pack. The landlords put me up in a hotel until I got somewhere else, (took almost a week) they cleaned the place and bent over backwards and did everything they could to be helpful. They also gave me double my deposit back to help with getting a new place and references. It wasnt down to me why I was leaving but I didn't want to stay on.
I was young and vulnerable for many reasons (I had moved in there right after I came out of MH hospital after being sectioned)
Batsy - have you got started on packing yet? I've actually kicked mine off today. I don't have a date yet but works are on hold up on new house as waiting for electric to be connected.
I've picked exactly what I want for different places, flooring and paint but one bit at a time as I need to get the money together to sort out.
Friends will help move and my support workers are gearing up for a lot of involvement intensely for a week or 2.
Im making lots of lists. All ready to print off when needed.
I made a lovely caesar salad yesterday evening however I regretted it a lot last night when I got sick 
, I grabbed the nearest thing to me which was a pint jug which I have labelled not for the kitchen as I use it to collect urine samples in. Aggh I filled it several times over while I tried not to pass out.
Im tending to fall asleep in the early evening (8/9pm) but then come to 3.40/4am Im awake so Im allowing myself to have an hour or 2 in the middle of the day as I used to be good without sleep but now I just fall over and hit the ground asleep, the contact with floor wakes me. I can't stay awake even when heavily under caffeine.
Actually, I did do almost 22 hours 2 years ago at a family wedding, I calculated since how much caffeine it took and it's a wonder I didn't have a heart attack. I totally understand the call for energy drinks to be banned, it took roughly one can every hour to keep me with it so a hell of a lot of caffeine hits. My heart rate was calmed down a bit (I think) by taking CBD oil for pain relief which is one of the rare times I've used it. (Im saving it for last resort) as I don't have a lot of options.
The fallout hit at breakfast the next morning when I collapsed and had to be taken back to the room and put to bed, the hotel offered to call an ambulance or Dr as it seemed so bad. I can barely recall the next day its such a blur or the next week.
The hotel was great as were very accommodating and gave us very late check out with no charge. It was almost 5 pm when I was helped out the room by 4 family members as I couldn't function. It definitely wasnt a hangover from alcohol but come down from caffeine which aggravated one of my other conditions which floored me fully. I was ok and had started my breakfast when wallop, I met the floor suddenly.
Understand the stress re moving, I have filtered down my books over time and the local community house has done quite well and now has a small library. I've also passed stuff on to sell for charity.
I have a lot of stuff needs to be dumped as well but will get there with it.
I bought fablon to do a job on the washing machine/dishwasher/ tumble dryer as they will all be in the new kitchen when I move so they will all look colour co-ordinated. Can I fablon the tumble dryer does anyone know? (website says yes)
I need to let a lot of stuff go so that will be hard but doable. Im a hoarder in recovery and that's what my support workers have been doing with me mainly as they know its the emotional support of it alongside the practical side and they take stuff out of the house asap before I can change my mind. (I have only retrieved one thing back) as I found the rest of the Wii and so wanted the games back.
I started a new medication last week and [fingers crossed] it's helping a lot. Less retaining fluid, slightly better BP levels so that's 3 lots of BP medication now which still hits figures that make the GP have high blood pressure herself. Im was so glad the constantly painful swollen ankles which I had put up with so long (they were swollen solid) have now gone down and aren't painful.
Plan for tonight is to try to stay awake to watch a documentary on TV, its about a murder that happened about 15 miles away from me so of interest.
Right, I will shut up now cos that is a hell of a long post.