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Originally Posted by mikeod
This incident is noteworthy because it happens fairly rarely. The fact that the homeowner left a door unlocked is germane. I know there are many folks here that came from areas where they could leave their home unlocked without worry, but that is not the case here. Where I lived before, you locked your home before leaving (including a gated fence that accessed the back yard. You always locked your car when not in your garage, even in your own driveway. And we did not live in a high crime area.
From everything I have read about this type of crime in TV, I suspect the vast majority are crimes of opportunity. An unlocked door, someone hired to do work and left unsupervised, or similar. Anything you can do to make it difficult for someone to break in will discourage most of these types.
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Well said mikeod. It was also noteworthy as the perpetrator was caught and part of the stolen articles were recovered.
We never leave doors unlocked. I may trust my yard crew but I don't trust my neighbors yard crews. These people are swarming all over our neighborhoods and see many opportunities. I am surprised there aren't more incidents.