Animal's Kingdom

"HOW AGGIE STOPPED THE ROBBER"

Another true adventure of the blind but amazing Agatha the cat.

From the evidence we were able to find, we have pieced together this scenario of what happened. This is a true account of this event. We obtained information from the police as to the profile of this criminal and his method and manner of activity which included how he probably looked over the house before a robbery.

It was a cold night in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The snow had begun to lay a soft blanket of white upon the ground. It was three a.m. and the neighborhood was silent. Our two story home was warm and cozy, the windows tightly shut against the winter air. My husband and I were asleep in the upstairs bedroom unaware that an event was unfolding, outside in the tiny alley that separated our home from the next door house.

The man had decided on the side window of the house that was located in the small alley. There were no other windows from which he would be seen and it was unlikely anyone would walk down the sidewalk and glance into the dark alley at this time in the midddle of the night. It was the best way to enter undetected.

He had all the things ready to enter and rob the residence with. He was fairly confident that they did not own a dog because he had cased the house during the day and had not seen any evidence of a dog.

He probably preferred two story homes because that meant he could plunder the lower level without being detected. That was where the TV, VCR and other valuables usually were. He also would go up to the bedrooms and check for cash and jewelry as well as credit cards after he had removed the items from the first floor.

So far in his crime spree in the area, no one had ever woke up as he was in the bedroom, but if it ever happened it was unknown what would happen.

He carefully removed the screen, then pushed the window up slowly. It did not open smoothly and it was apparent that it had not been opened very often. He shone his flashlight into the room briefly to make certain the floor was clear. Nothing was blocking the window. He vaguely noticed a large seven foot tall cat tree that was positioned partially in front of the window, but it still gave him plenty of room to climb in face first without making any noise. He never noticed the