Re: I was broken into ... last questions before purchase

[Armadillo Soup <louispoint@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1RT4f.21$%F1.655@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Most thieves are smash & grab and hope they get away before the
> homeowner shoots them or the police come.
> Wireless is reliable as long as  you don't buy some cheap piece of
> Belgian (inside joke) crap.
>

Yeah, you know ... this brings up a good point, and that is, the "type" of
thefts in your area is an important consideration.

Apparenlty we have a very active "stealth" type thief in this area. He robs
during the day, and apparently can do it without causing much noise at all.
My neighbor was home while this happened, and swears he didn't have his
stereo up loud. This thief seems to have been active for a couple of months
now. I think he dresses up like a student, with a backpack. He only takes
small items like laptops and iPod's that can be easily carried out.

I don't know for certain ... but my guess is that smash and grabs are more
popular in the suburbs, where there is a little more space. In areas with a
lot of foot traffic, like an apartment complex in the city, I bet the more
stealthy type thefts are more common. Like I said ... I certainly don't
have statistics, so I'm more or less guessing.

Alarm systems are next to worthless against a smash and grab, I suppose.