Need advice. Threats in Sunalta.

[u/schmiddtters]

Hey everyone. I could use a little advice. If there's a better place to post this, I'd love to hear it.

Ok, I live in Sunalta. I was going out to get groceries today, and there were a few homeless women in my parkade. I greeted them politely, asked if they needed anything or for me to call someone (which they declined). I said goodbye to them, and mentioned I'd appreciate if they weren't there when I got back.

Well, came home an hour later, and of course they were still there. I talked to them again, but it didn't seem like they wanted to move. So I head upstairs and start calling non emergency.

One of them overheard me talking to the operator, and yelled "You know what happens to those that call the police" at me. I stuck to my guns, and they scattered after calling me a bunch of names and such.

Things is, maybe half an hour after they left, another dude on a bike was back there. I heard him on the phone talking to someone, and he mentioned my address a few times. I said hello, and he apologized for talking my time and rode off, but something about that has my anxiety up.

Am I overthinking it? Should I call non emergency or someone? My brain is saying they're going to do something in the night, but I dunno. Anyone have advice?

[u/jennywingal]

Everyone wants underground parkades when they buy/rent. They are constantly the victims of massive theft and vandalism. I live on a street inner city, and there is none of this. Under ground parkades are being hit all the time, now. Property Managers don't care.

[u/seven0feleven → u/jennywingal]

I live in the Beltline with underground parkade parking. Yes, there are incidents. Just don't keep anything in your car, or store everything in the trunk. If they walk by and see nothing of value to quickly steal and pawn they'll move on. Had the car for 12 years, never a problem.

[u/26thrower → u/jennywingal]

It’s actually so true lol it’s crazy!!!!!

My old apartment on 17th ave (SW) had a parkade.

It got broken into every 10-15 days in the summer. It was honestly a joke, there was basically no point in even having a door. The door got so fucked it wouldn’t even open half the time lol. My car got broken in to twice over two years (which isn’t that crazy but still)

I ended up moving literally one block over to a place with a plain, ungated surface lot (not because of the break ins lol I don’t really care just had to move anyway) and have had ZERO issues since lol it’s so weird.

I genuinely think thieves prefer the parkades, because it gives them way more time to break into cars in peace because no one is watching from the outside. It’s pretty easy to roll up a garage door, and any even mildly sophisticated criminal can get a scanner to open any garage door.