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Originally Posted by mickey100
Great post. Those who think The Villages is completely secure because we have those gates in place that anyone can get through, are just not too smart. And we have some posters, probably affiliated with the developer, that will try to downplay any crime, because they are concerned it may negatively affect housing sales. I do think most people use common sense and realize there are burglaries that take place, and take adequate precautions. We all get lax and it doesn't hurt to be reminded every now and then to lock our front doors and keep the garage door down.
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We had a contractor do some work not too long ago, and he mentioned he had left a piece of equipment at a client's house by mistake. When he went back to pick it up the next morning, it had gone missing. I have friend who works at one of the pro shops who mentioned that they had part of a golf display stolen, and they ended up catching the guy because he had come in and paid his green fees, then when the clerk went out back for something he had committed the theft, but they caught him on video. There have been instances of golf club thefts from carts at the country clubs when people go in for lunch.
This isn't scary, violent crime, but it obviously happens, in spite of most residents being ethical. And it is not being "negative" to bring up these points, but it is being "helpful" especially to new residents who aren't aware that this type of thing happens. When our foursome plays golf we always try to park our carts where we can see them when we go in for lunch. Some people have bought locks for their bag of clubs, and even locks for the golf carts themselves, since there was a rash of golf cart thefts a few years ago. There is no reason anyone should feel threatened by bringing these facts up.