Theft on the rise...

[ultrarunner]

A disabled friend could no longer open his driveway gate so he had solar powered gate opener installed... it wasn't cheap since he opted for a commercial unit...

Last Sunday I was admiring the job and he said it has been a lifesaver...

Yesterday morning he left the house to take his wife in for treatment... they both are up in years and getting frail... he found thieves had stolen the operator and solar panels and damage the gate enough so that he couldn't open it...

It's getting to the point where nothing is safe...

The only way to make a police report is online... no officers are available for private property theft...

There has been a rash lately... two weeks ago, also semi-rural area here, the widow of my good friend was in her home and heard a loud crash and the house shook... she got out of bed and found two men in her home... they had kicked in the kitchen door... thankfully she had the piece of mind to yell to her husband to come out shooting... the thieves turned and ran not knowing there was no husband...

Looking at stats... it seems the only way to minimize being a victim is by having a couple of dogs with perimeter fencing...

 

[ultrarunner]

I know the economy gets the blame... but not all poor are criminals and not all well to do are saints...

There has been a lot of theft lately... so much so the police no longer respond to take reports...

Another friend was coming home from work last month... she noticed someone on her front porch and thought it was a door to door salesman... As she drove up, the guy looked at her and bolted... he had broken a window and had reached inside attempting to open the door... her wheel chair bound 82 year old mother was home alone from 2 to 5 every afternoon.

The police did respond because it was reported in progress... the guy had cut his hand and there was blood... I thought for sure they could do a CSI and catch him til the officer told me that is only on TV...

 

[creekbend]

I was in law enforcement for 5 years. Heed my advice. If you have dogs in a contained fence around the perimeter of your house, train them to only take food or water from you or family members. Very important. The criminals will watch your dwelling, and when you leave, they will throw poisoned meat to the dogs and then take what they want before you get back. My dogs won't even take food or treats from my wife, but they will sleep at the bottom of our bed resting next to her at times. Happy Tractoring.

 

[Fixemall]

We have experienced increased thefts around here as well, I think the issue is people being out of work and a sense of entitlement. Personally I have gates, geese and guns, we also try to arrange things so someone is always home.

 

[creekbend]

We have experienced increased thefts around here as well, I think the issue is people being out of work and a sense of entitlement. Personally I have gates, geese and guns, we also try to arrange things so someone is always home.

Geese are a very good idea. Illicit drug dealers and meth manufacturers will sometimes used the geese as an early warning system. A proven and reliable alert system for people living in the country. Happy Tractoring.

 

[Fixemall]

Geese are a very good idea. Illicit drug dealers and meth manufacturers will sometimes used the geese as an early warning system. A proven and reliable alert system for people living in the country. Happy Tractoring.

I have a mix of Chineese and Embdien geese, they are very territorial and like to sit under a truck or machine and attack anything that moves, including rabbits, deer, moles, cars and people. I have a lot of expensive machinery sitting around at any given time waiting to be repaired or delivered and cannot afford to have things taken or tampered with.

 

[Mousefield]

This past Wednesday we had an ATV chew up our private road. The same day someone stole our government street sign. That's bad as one of our neighbors has had some medical issues and what if emergency personnel couldn't find the road. No point in going to the police with this "minor" complaint, fact is they just don't want to hear about it. They keep telling us crime is down :confused2: :ashamed: but so much crime is just not reported any more. All you can do really is try to be as pro active as money and time permits.

 

[IslandTractor]

This past Wednesday we had an ATV chew up our private road. The same day someone stole our government street sign. That's bad as one of our neighbors has had some medical issues and what if emergency personnel couldn't find the road. No point in going to the police with this "minor" complaint, fact is they just don't want to hear about it. They keep telling us crime is down :confused2: :ashamed: but so much crime is just not reported any more. All you can do really is try to be as pro active as money and time permits.

Street sign disappearance is rarely the result of professional thievery. More typical is a pack of drunk teenage boys trying to impress each other.. Acute testosterone poisoning compounded by more beer than they can handle is the main problem.

 

[Clint S]

It's getting so bad around here that people are stealing scrap metal and old batteries because they are easy pickings. We had 8 or 10 old batteries(at least 20 years old) and some scrap stolen from one of the fence rows in a lot.

 

[brin]

It's getting so bad around here that people are stealing scrap metal and old batteries because they are easy pickings. We had 8 or 10 old batteries(at least 20 years old) and some scrap stolen from one of the fence rows in a lot.

What really make me mad is around here they are stealing the Brass Vases from local cemeteries...It cost us $400 to replace the ones on My wife's and My parents graves...How low can people get.

What is also really worrisome are these Flash Mobs ...where a whole gang is organized on the social media and they hit a store and steal all they can in 2 minutes or so and terrorize everyone in the process. If that catches on & the cops can't seem to stop it...how will retailers stay in business..?