Burglars Target Tacoma Home, Leaving Property Damaged and Looted
When you walk up to your own front door, the last thing you expect to see is a hole punched through it — a sign that someone’s been inside, tearing through the pieces of your life. I read about what happened to Monica Miles in East Tacoma, and it stayed with me. Her home wasn’t just broken into — it was ransacked, violated, and stripped of memories that can’t be replaced.
She came back from a dentist appointment, probably thinking about nothing more than dinner plans or the next day’s errands. But as she got closer, she saw trash scattered across the sidewalk and insulation spilling from her attic. That’s when it hit her — something was terribly wrong.
I’ve seen a lot of burglary stories in Tacoma, but this one feels personal. Maybe because you can imagine yourself in her place — walking in and realizing strangers had gone through every drawer, every cabinet, even the attic you rarely touch. They took her jewelry, her perfumes, even a chest she’d filled with her daughter’s keepsakes for Christmas. It’s the kind of loss no insurance check can fix…