[asianthree]

our puppy would have licked them to death

[Bogie Shooter]

Article in today's Daily Sun, looking for the perps.

[buggyone]

Obviously, the burglars saw the person leaving the house and figured they had some time to do their work. I wonder if there was a deadbolt lock on the door. A deadbolt is able to deter some break-ins.

Is Vanilla Leaf Drive a fully built street of houses or still under some construction?

[rubicon]

In a previous post I explained that some break-ins are achieved with the use of a jack to expand the door james sufficient to bypass the deadbolt and let the door swing free. Or for the less sophicated bust the jam, cut the hinges,pick the lock.....you ain't gonna stop a determined thief

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by rubicon

In a previous post I explained that some break-ins are achieved with the use of a jack to expand the door james sufficient to bypass the deadbolt and let the door swing free. Or for the less sophicated bust the jam, cut the hinges,pick the lock.....you ain't gonna stop a determined thief

Remember though, this was the front door and at 11:30 a.m. I would think that someone using a jack in the door would have been noticed by neighbors or passerbys, wouldn't you?

It obviously happened and no one noticed. Strange.

[applesoffh]

read the artice in today's SUN - Section C, Page 6. This should have been on the first page of Friday's edition. Certainly, if current (East Coast) sports scores can be in the paper in a timely fashion, so can this! Am I wrong in my thinking?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by applesoffh

read the artice in today's SUN - Section C, Page 6. This should have been on the first page of Friday's edition. Certainly, if current (East Coast) sports scores can be in the paper in a timely fashion, so can this! Am I wrong in my thinking?

It depends what kind of journalism you expect.It was a day later but accurate. In Orlando break ins are so common as to not even make the paper. Here it stated what happened and they don't sensationalize which my granddaughter tells me is good journalism. Just the facts, maam.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by applesoffh

read the artice in today's SUN - Section C, Page 6. This should have been on the first page of Friday's edition. Certainly, if current (East Coast) sports scores can be in the paper in a timely fashion, so can this! Am I wrong in my thinking?

Probably.

[rawfoodrunner3]

Originally Posted by NIPAS K-9

32 years of law enforcement, your best deterent is a dog. Interviewed thousands of burgulars. They all say they wont mess with a house with a dog........... Alarms are easy to defeat...... Dont waste your money...................

Unless they are a career criminal and bring a live lobster for the dog to play with. This happened to my brother and sister-in-law (New Jersey).

Ellen

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by rawfoodrunner3

Unless they are a career criminal and bring a live lobster for the dog to play with. This happened to my brother and sister-in-law (New Jersey).

Ellen

WOW - that's crazy!!!

[OpusX1]

Many people and probably all B & E criminals know that standard locks can easily be opened with a blank key and a small hammer with no damage to the door. It is very easy and silent.
Buy a better lock and install long screws that are about 2 or 3 inches long so that they go through the door frame and into the house frame or better yet have the door installed so that it opens out, that way you have to pretty much destroy the door to get in.

[jmm2760jmm]

Good reason NOT to pay contractors or anyone in "cash". All someone needs to hear in a bar some evening is how "I got paid in all cash, gosh those guys are loaded" to bring attention to your address as a good place to rob. Pay with a check including tip (even though it may cost you a few extra dollars) and don't flash around a wad of cash. Not saying this was the case with this break-in but just common sense when dealing with people you really don't know personally. You don't want to give the impression you have a lot of cash in the house.

[CFrance]

Why is it that house doors open in and not out? Would that really be safer?

[upstate]

The inward opening has the hinges on the inside not out, the outward opening has the hinges exposed. Look in your home, all doors going into rooms are inward while closets, doors to the exterior and basement are outward opening. Exposed hinged doors can be removed to gain entry and outward doors can also be forced without destroying the door.

[davecz1]

In South Florida it is mandatory to have outer opening doors. Regulations put in place after Andrew hit in early 90's.