These jackasses are oportunists. Harden the target and "most" of the time they will go to the next easy score. That being said: replace all screws in your door hinges, door striker plate and bolt plate with at lease three inch screws so they go into the studs. PUt up motioin senson or motion/heat sensor lights and tune them for people, not dogs/cats. Leave the outside lights on if possible. PUt dowels in the window sill. Dont leave ladders or shit around that can be used to smash a window. Deadbolt locks! Talk to your neighgors and agree to look out for their place if they will look out for yours. When any of you see stupid shit going on, call the cops. YOu would not believe how many people have seen their neighbers house broke into but did not call, 'cause they werent sure". The cops job is to check shit like that out. And lock your shit up! Lots of people get ripped off when they leave their cars, houses unlocked and stuff laying out in plain sight. Problem is, you can do all that, minimize your risk, and still sometimes get ripped off. So, mark your tools, take digital pics and save it, write down your serial numbers or add an owner applied number, and write it down. If you get ripped off, check out all the pawn/second hand shops within a mile. These bastards are also lazy opportunists and dont like to carry stuff too far to get the $ for their dope or whatever. There is a dirrect correlation to a rise in opportunistic crime and a bad economy, but it is ot always as bad as the media makes you think. Most people are not victims of crime. Some just draw the short straw or don't take basic steps to avoid risk. Just my two cents. DT
