08-11-2017, 04:00 PM
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Originally posted by ElysianWort
Sounds like the neighbors were in on it. If power tools were used to break in and take some of the items, how could they not hear or notice? With the amount of items listed it must have been a multiple trip project or some really big trucks with trailers to take the riding mower and all.
Kalakoa is right though. As sick as it sounds you can't expect things not to disappear when unattended that long.
How expensive is it to hide gps trackers? They must be getting cheaper. Eventually you would be able to tag most of your items and find them with an app in your phone.
Sounds like a good opportunity for someone to start a business charging to tag items, track them, etc. Private investigation type thing. The more busts that are made from GPS tracked items (and reported by the media), the more disincentive there will be to steal them. Ideally, it would get to the point that thieves would never know for sure whether they were being tracked.
In the mean time, I would strongly recommend that people leaving on vacation either have a) very reliable and watchful neighbors 2) a person house sitting for them while away. Otherwise you're asking for your stuff to disappear, or perhaps worse, people squatting in your house when you get back.