A Scary Event

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A couple of nights ago I heard some noise at my door. I was a little distracted, and after about ten seconds the sound ceased. The next morning I walked out and down the stairs to take my dog, Annabelle, for a walk. As I was exiting the breezeway, one of my downstairs neighbors stopped me. She thought I ought to know that the night before, a man had tried to get into my apartment. She was sitting in her car, headlights off, in front of the apartment building, talking to her husband. They saw the police in another part of the complex, and then they saw a guy sprint upstairs to my floor (a couple of buildings away). He tried all four of the apartments on my floor. Apparently, he went doorknob to doorknob, trying to get into any apartment that might have an unlocked door. After he was unsuccessful, he sprinted down to the bottom floor (sort of underground), and disappeared. She said the police never found him. I could not believe how close I was to major danger. I mean you think a guy who tried to get into your apartment is going to leave when he opens the door and you demand him to go?! While I live in a low income apartment complex, we have never had serious crimes committed here. In my buiding, the only time the police were called were for noise reasons. I think once, in a building across the way there was an argument between a couple, and the police were called. And, when I first moved here, someone was busted for marijuana. As I am typing this I remembered two robberies. They weren't at home at the time, but their apartments were broken into. Unfortunately, that happens in apartments everywhere. Even the high end apartments. Heck, what was that occasion at the penthouse in New York when a patient confronted a doctor and shot him and his girlfriend? Bad things happen everywhere. Although, admittedly, the richer you are, the safer you are in your home. What I referenced in the beginning of the discussion is basically all the events that had ever drawn the police to my apartment complex. I'm not dwelling on it, but I am thankful I am safe. It's kind of funny. My front door will not close unless I lock it. Something happened a couple of months ago, and my door is messed up. As a result, I can only close it after I successfully lock it from the inside. I usually did that anyway, but this assured it. Have you had any close encounters?