Diary of a Flood Survivor

It is inconceivable to me that there are people who take advantage of those who are already down. It beggars my mind that people prey on those who have been through a rough time, because they are seen as an easy target.

specialist police.

As inquiries continue, anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

It absolutely boils my blood when I know what my community has been through and then people come from out of town, or so the story goes, and make a nuisance of themselves.

I am talking about recent thefts that have been made in our area, where items have been stolen out of cars. There is even a video of a young lad going through the shed of locals in an opportunistic moment to see what he can take for himself.

taken to Grafton Hospital for mandatory testing.

Police from CoffsClarence Police District established a crime scene, which was examined by

Police were contacted this week for further information on the investigation, but did not have anything further to add.

I remember when shortly after the flood and the clean up, there were piles of personal property out on the lawns, which many saw as a free for all. I had seen a couple of items on our pile where I thought ‘Oh, they aren’t meant to be thrown out. I’ll get them later’. When later happened, they were no longer there. One neighbour even went the extra step to put up a warning sign for people not to steal their stuff. Even though it was out on the lawn, it was still personal property and owners were grieving the losses. They didn’t need them stolen. Houses were also unlocked. Our door had been taken down and used as a bridge to walk over the mud, so we had no way of securing the house. A bottle of scotch that had been left in our kitchen was found on its side with the lid off. The one consolation we had is, it was a cheap and nasty brand, hence why we weren’t in a rush to take it with us.

Respect for others is not hard to practice and while we are practicing that, please keep your cars locked. Little steps.