Originally Posted by bike42 (Post 684887)

I love this statistic from our former (urban) county up north: 95 PERCENT of all break-ins occurred in homes WITHOUT DOGS. A barking dog is your best deterrent.

Originally Posted by gustavo (Post 684813)

Can I just get a sign without the alarm, that would accomplish the goal of moving the burglars to my neighbors house, no?

Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 684916)

I do believe that barking dogs are a very good deterrent. I'm glad to hear that my 70 lb dog is finally earning her dogfood. If I answer the door with my two dogs visible, even huge burly men take a step backward. It's so easy to purchase a "fake" security sign. I'm not sure how effective they are.

Bottom line, our neighbors are our best security system ever. I hope we all continue to watch over each other.

Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 684936)

It could have been simply some one who took a chance and after seeing the residents leave proceeded with unlawful entry. Or it could be a vendor who knew that home, their conctents, habits etc and waited for an opportunity.
Many break-ins result from kicking down a door. some with using a jack to spread the jam far enought to allow the door to swing freely. This is wy it is recommended that a dead bolt be at least an inch long.

What is evident is that we are not as vigilant as we believe we ae if this theft was committed mid-day.

It also makes it clear that we are very vulnerable.

I noticed in our neighborhood a young black woman walking along our cul-de-sac. it struck me that we have no black neighbors in our neighborhood nand that this young attractive female w in her early 20's.
It then occurred to me that we had a string of break-in in the area about 2 years ago and when caught the police found a young balck woman was scouting the neighborhood for her boyfriends and his friends .

Essentially we have many people working The Villages and I'll amke a bet that not one employers does a background check on these folks.

For those uber-liberals since I'm talking about identifying possible supicious circumstances I;m allowed to say black. If she were white I would have said white and if she were a he iwould have he. Hee Hee

Originally Posted by Wing-nut2 (Post 684804)

Many people on this board say things like this don't happen in TV. Is this the first time?

Originally Posted by golfer808 (Post 684924)

The residents were not at home so this is why they know it was done between 11 am and 12:30 pm. I heard that the front door was not kicked in but somehow lifted to gain entry...don't ask how this could be done if the door was locked. Jewelry and money taken. Neighbors reported a suspicious man and woman in the area along with a possible white van. The neighborhood is already built so there is not an abundance of contractors. I'm not sure how the home is designed but I know I can't see anything going on in the front of my home. Everyone in Sanibel received an email yesterday regarding the incident.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 684742)

Did they break down the front door? That would not be a small effort and would take an implement, I would think. Or did they go through the back sliders? They can be forced if they don't have a stick in them.

I have now lived here for five years, the first four half time. I have never spoken or heard from anyone personally or knew anyone personally that knew anyone personally that had a break in. There was jewelry taken from two or three homes in the middle of the day while the owners were away north of 466, reported on this forum and in The Daily Sun. If I remember correctly, the son of a resident was arrested. There was a sub contractor arrested for stealing appliances from a home not yet closed reported in The Daily Sun. Golf carts were stolen and they caught the son of the resident who was doing it and selling them to a person off campus, also reported in The Daily Sun.

It is as safe here as it was in Ohio in my opinion. I am impressed with the new security systems using cameras. They are installed all over the inside and outside of homes, hidden from plain view and you can access them from your smart phone when you are away. (I don't sell them. I get checks directly from Gary Morse, remember? He gave me my house);)

Is Vanilla leaf completely sold out or only partially inhabited?

I haven't read the paper yet this morning. If it isn't in the paper someone ELSE please call the news editor, (Reba?). I think I have pithed her off because I have called several times to check on things.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 684958)

By Eloísa Ruano González, Orlando Sentinel

8:47 a.m. EDT, May 24, 2013
Lake deputies said today they're looking into a string of burglaries on the north end of the county.

About 60 burglaries have been reported in the past several weeks in Lady Lake, Leesburg and the Bassville Park area, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said multiple groups are involved in breaking into homes and that the burglars could be connected.

"Burglaries have been reported to have occurred during daytime hours and involved forced entry into homes," sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jim Vachon said.

He said deputies arrested last week a pair who was involved in several burglaries on Corley Island Road in Leesburg. Deputies were responding to a burglar-alarm call when they found Stacey Brown, 40, and Corey Payton, 35, in the area, Vachon said.

The duo was pulled over and deputies found stolen property in their car, he said. They were booked into the Lake County Jail.

"Detectives believe the two may be connected to more burglaries in the area and are continuing to develop information," Vachon added.

Deputies also are looking for a green, two-door Ford — likely from the late 1980s — that could be involved in some of the burglaries. Detectives said it's likely a late 80s.

Anyone with information should call the Sheriff's Office at 352-343-2101 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.