What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
Last Monday, at approx. 4pm, my husband arrived at our apartment to find hte door crow-barred open. Not knowing what happened and assuming we'd been robbed, her called the police. Since our call was not urgent ( no one was in immediate danger as the operator told him), no one came out until his fourth call at 8pm. When police finally arrived, they looked at the door and said it looked like the fire departments work. They radio'd in somewhere and it ws confirmed that indeed the FD had been the ones who popped the locks and crow-barred into our apt. We wanted a police report filed, they would not complete one. We wanted one because the locksmith working with our management company did not want to repair our door without there first being a report but the police wouldn't file one. Our door would not close or lock and by this time it was 9pm. So the locksmith repaired the popped lock sufficient enough to lock the door.
On Thursday, I called the NYC FDNY command center and was told that if an apt is entered and no one is home, the police are called to guard the apt until someone gets home or the apt is padlocked with a notice from the dept. We didn't have either done.
On Friday, I went to the Brooklyn FD command center and obtained a report on the call to our apt. There was apparently an odor of gas coming from our apt. It says they entered, found the stove on but not lit, ventilated, secured the apt and contacted other agencies. While at the FD getting the report, I asked the gentleman at the window why they'd leave the apt unguarded, open with our pets and valuables exposed. Why they didn't leave any notification. He wouldn't answer me and got really defensive. I asked him what "contacting other agencies" meant and he told me to speak to my lawyer about it, backed away from the window and wouldn't talk to me anymore.
My question is this:
Why wasn't our apt protected after they left? We have pets and valuables. We have no idea who was in the apt after they left. Some of our stuff was looked through but we're not sure if it was the FD or what. What other agencies are contacted in such a situation? How can they come into your home and then just leave it open? I respect they're duty and work but this is our home...this is our life.
Last Monday, at approx. 4pm, my husband arrived at our apartment to find hte door crow-barred open. Not knowing what happened and assuming we'd been robbed, her called the police. Since our call was not urgent ( no one was in immediate danger as the operator told him), no one came out until his fourth call at 8pm. When police finally arrived, they looked at the door and said it looked like the fire departments work. They radio'd in somewhere and it ws confirmed that indeed the FD had been the ones who popped the locks and crow-barred into our apt. We wanted a police report filed, they would not complete one. We wanted one because the locksmith working with our management company did not want to repair our door without there first being a report but the police wouldn't file one. Our door would not close or lock and by this time it was 9pm. So the locksmith repaired the popped lock sufficient enough to lock the door.
On Thursday, I called the NYC FDNY command center and was told that if an apt is entered and no one is home, the police are called to guard the apt until someone gets home or the apt is padlocked with a notice from the dept. We didn't have either done.
On Friday, I went to the Brooklyn FD command center and obtained a report on the call to our apt. There was apparently an odor of gas coming from our apt. It says they entered, found the stove on but not lit, ventilated, secured the apt and contacted other agencies. While at the FD getting the report, I asked the gentleman at the window why they'd leave the apt unguarded, open with our pets and valuables exposed. Why they didn't leave any notification. He wouldn't answer me and got really defensive. I asked him what "contacting other agencies" meant and he told me to speak to my lawyer about it, backed away from the window and wouldn't talk to me anymore.
My question is this:
Why wasn't our apt protected after they left? We have pets and valuables. We have no idea who was in the apt after they left. Some of our stuff was looked through but we're not sure if it was the FD or what. What other agencies are contacted in such a situation? How can they come into your home and then just leave it open? I respect they're duty and work but this is our home...this is our life.
