on friday aug 10th 2007, around 7:40 pm i returned home from work to discover that my home, and the offices of RUNDOWNSUN records, and HOSTILE OFFICE AMBIENCE studios had been broken into. the brazen thief entered my home by force in broad daylight, from a relatively busy street. no one has come forward to say they saw anything.

the police have been informed, prints were lifted, and i have filed a report and a written statement with the VPD. if the perpetrator enters the criminal justice system they can and will be identified by the fingerprints they left behind. although this will not help return any of the stolen property or return my shattered sense of security, it may lead to an extended stay in prison(3 months???) for the possibly young crook, surely only helping them become a better, if not hardened criminal, and more than likely perpetuating their drug habit which in all likelihood lead the person in question to this sort of petty crime in the first place.

bitterness, and cynicism aside, any help with finding, replacing, or the return of any of the stolen items would be greatly appreciated. here's the short list of what is missing:

dvd's (a thru r alphabetically including: both grey gardens documentary's, liquid sky, heat, my summer of love, the road warrior, the matrix 1-3, the darkness, a christmas story, black christmas, ab fab series 1-5, monsters crash the pajama party:spook show spectacular (may have still been wrapped), hell house, badlands, carrie, harold and maud, annie hall, etc...)

behringer mx 802A 8/12 channel mixer (older model, missing rubber feet, 2 stickers with farsi/persian writing on the back)

sony minidisc player/recorder mzr-r50 (older model, silver) with disc inside, and tie clip stereo mic.

apex sp1 set of 3 apex studio condenser mic's with mic-stand clips. in box. long and mcquade price tag.

jewelry (lot's of unique costume jewelry including some egyptian motif pieces, a milk-glass necklace, a silver and jet floral broach, a red and white metal pinwheel broach and a silver and topaz ring, etc... these items have no HARD value, they can not be pawned as pawn shops do not take costume jewelry, the do however have deep sentimental value to my partner larissa)

dark green men's norco mountain bike (i have the serial number to identify)

yellow raleigh bike helmet brand new

line 6 DL4 delay pedal(green) scratched, preset stickers attached.

boss ps2 pitch shifter delay (blue guitar pedal)scratched heavily used.

boss dd6 digital delay (white guitar pedal)

2 metal works md30 vocal mic's

sony tcm 200 dv cassette dictaphone with tape inside

fortunately nothing absolutely pertinent to the operation of rundownsun was taken. so no immediate delays on the upcoming releases should be expected.

unfortunately, much of the equipment stolen is vital to both my set-up as sick buildings, and larissa's set as kellarissa. so expect even further delays with the new sick buildings material, and i'm sure some time before larissa will be able to perform in her usual manner.

thanks

josh