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My garage was hit in broad daylight while I sat in the chair at the dentist, cell phone in the truck. They pried open the walk-in door leaving no tool marks. This set off the door switch and the motion detector. The alarm company called me, (remember, phone in truck) then the police, who investigated but found no evidence of a break-in. When the alarm company finally got through to me they told me I had a false alarm. I told them that, in ten years I had never had a false alarm and hauled a$$ back home. I found a small back window broken and all the glass on the outside. This guy was hiding INSIDE while the police walked around the detached garage. I called the police, drew my .45 caliber friend and went inside to have a talk with my guest who had, alas, departed with about $800 of my tools. The police took prints but didn't hold much hope of catching him/her. The spooky thing was the thief had removed the lock from the overhead door track and hung it on the door, something I never do. Second visit?
Anyway, to make a long story longer, I have shimmed up the walk-in door with steel, added a heavy-duty dead-bolt lock, replaced the back windows with lumber and painted the front windows. All latch and hinge screws are now 4". I keep the house and garage locked up when I'm outside, even if it's just to mow the lawn. This was on the advice of the police officer who did a security checkof my property, at my request.
Bill Stradtner