A couple of drunken idiots broke into the radio station this week.
I only know now that they were drunken idiots. When I arrived at the early hour, as usual, I found a flat-screen TV holder on the floor, drywall dust all over and a snapped cable. Hmmm. I’m no Sherlock Holmes but it seemed to me that someone had ripped a flat-screen TV right out of the wall. The door was secure. There was a light on down the hall that wasn’t usually lit so I took a little tour to make sure I was, indeed, alone and not at any risk and then went on about my morning.
Later, I called police. A very nice officer came to investigate and he got the full punch of my weird personality after a busy airshift and a few coffees. He asked me questions and took my statement. I said, “Is it relevant that I once killed a man?” Our Program Director Steve was aghast and amused. “Why would you even GO there?” he asked. “Because I’m that sick!” I replied. The officer just laughed and continued with his work.
The drunken idiots had been getting drunk at a nearby bar and were caught on surveillance cameras entering the building and leaving with the TV. It’s just a matter of time until they’re under arrest. I just wish I could see them face-to-face and tell them that stealing a TV is much more than just stealing a TV to the person who discovers the theft. It’s about security. But in the big scheme of things these guys are small time operators. They probably either put the TV in one of their homes or sold it for party money. If timing had been a little bit different I would have met them and I’m grateful that didn’t happen.
Okay, I’m a bit confused. Normally at a radio station, isn’t there staff there 7/24? Which I would assume could have prevented the B&E.
Very few radio stations have staff 24/7 anymore. 680 News is an exception. Most have pre-recorded voice-tracked shows on overnight. But even if there is someone in the building it’s not unheard of for another part of it to get robbed. Studios are usually segregated from the rest of the station’s operations. When I did overnights at CKSL long ago, someone broke into the station while I was on the air and I had no idea he was even in the building. Security caught him on camera and until a police officer burst into the studio, I had no idea there was even a security breach. We can be in our own little worlds!
YOU CONFESSED? If you keep this up, you can no longer be Thelma to my Louise. (But he probably had it coming – whistling was the offence, if I know you, Thelma.) This time, you drive.
He did indeed whistle. And then he yawned! He had to go. Toss me the keys!