A South Orange Safecracker and Sidekick Are Pranked by the Past
A stubborn safe yielded a seasonal surprise for Kristen Tyler
Editor's Note: This story originally ran on April 1, 2012. It became a Patch favorite, so we added to it and we're running it again a year later. Enjoy! Kristen Tyler needed help. “Anyone know a good safecracker?” she asked on a local message board. While cleaning, pricing, and arranging household items for an estate sale, Tyler had noticed a small door on the side of the fireplace. It was painted shut. When she used a hammer and a screwdriver to pry it open she found a safe. And she needed the safe opened in a hurry, not only because she was curious about its contents, but because the bank which owned the house said they were “obligated” to open it. Tyler, who runs MT House Sales, often works in houses whose owners have moved away or …
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Kristen Tyler
8:20 am on Sunday, March 31, 2013
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