Yesterday evening I heard some voices and a truck outside. I thought it was some neighbors.
Ten minutes later I looked out the front window and saw something that I could hardly believe. There was a very big U-Haul truck sitting in my driveway.
I went outside to take a closer look. It was parked so close to my garage door that I was afraid the door may have been damaged. All of the doors on the truck were locked.
I checked with my neighbor across the street. He said he saw three men back the truck into my driveway and then leave in a car.
I called the police and while waiting for them to arrive I called the phone number for U-Haul on the truck. The U-Haul representative told me the truck was rented a few hours earlier. He called the number on the rental agreement. He told me he spoke with the renter who would call his people to tell them to get the truck.
When the police officer arrived he took down the license plate and VIN to check if it had been reported stolen.
Finally, three men is a car arrived. I asked the truck driver of the group what address was their correct destination. He refused to answer.
The police officer didn't check their IDs or the U-Haul rental agreement to verify if the driver was permitted behind the wheel of the truck.
The truck with the car following drove off. I expected to hear the truck within a few blocks of my home when they went to the correct address, but they left the neighborhood.
Then, the police officer told he there had been several burglaries where a big truck was left in a driveway. If no one complained, then the house was broken into and everything was taken.
