Fort Worth Police Increase Patrols After Burglaries at Cooper Apartments
When a six-alarm fire ripped through the Cooper Apartments in Fort Worth last week, more than 800 people were forced out of their homes overnight. That alone is traumatic. But for many residents, the nightmare didn’t stop there.
Now, some are coming back to find their belongings missing — jewelry, electronics, bottles of liquor — gone. And here’s the part that’s really disturbing: people who don’t live there were caught on security cameras entering apartments while the actual tenants were locked out.
You’re already dealing with the stress of losing your home, and then someone walks into your space — without notice, without permission — and takes what’s left? It’s not just theft. It feels like a complete breakdown of basic trust and safety…