Living in the back woods, we all get complacent about not locking our doors, and cars. This gives great access to kids on a spree, or drug addicts looking for something quick to pawn. Prevention is the best cure. Make sure your doors are locked. Lock all the windows except the one you are sitting in front of if you are on the first floor. If you are on the second floor its a bit easier to leave a window open for fresh air. Lock your car. Your car stereo may not seem like much, but you will miss it when its gone. That plus whatever CDs and info you had in your glove box.

Take heart that with a lil prevention, most looking to do pranks, or a quick rush theft, will skip your place. Place out a sign for an alarm company, even if you dont use one. You can get stickers at walmart or other places. If you have a friend who uses ADT ask them for one of their extra stickers, and plop it on your front door. Theives want to get in, and get out, and alarms will stop most. Dogs are another good deterent. They bark and draw attention to whats going on.

We have had a string of thefts in a quiet lil back woods town. They just started a citizens watch, and are teaching the folks to write down the license plate # of unfamiliar cars. They had a total of 2 break ins for the last 10 years, and now they have had 12 in the last 2 months. Folks are scared.