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Serious question: What do people rob these days? It seems like there is nothing that can be easily transported and sold in most houses.
by berkay 12y ago
Serious question: What do people rob these days? It seems like there is nothing that can be easily transported and sold in most houses.
- jqm 12y agoGuns. Which brings up another point. Burglary can be a dangerous business. I know if someone accidentally burgled my house while I was home it would not end well.
- junto 12y agoJunkies would beg to differ. They steal anything that they think they can sell and convert to cash. iPods, phones, laptops. Also of course cash, credit cards and jewelry.
- liotier 12y agoCash, jewelry, portable electronic devices. Burglars here in France sweep the home in three minutes and that is pretty much all that they care about. There are of course exceptions when circumstances warrant and opportunities arise - but those items are the bread and butter of industrial burglary.
- eloisant 12y agoI don't know about other countries, but burglary is on the rise in France. Crime organisations moved from drug dealing to organised burglary because the risk is much lower. Not sure if they use Twitter and instagram to identify targets.
- staunch 12y agoIndian families have been targeted by criminals looking for gold. Throughout the U.S. and world it seems. Police say the ring of thieves averaged two burglaries per week and netted approximately $2 million over the past year. ... Pentis says they found the suspects the same way the alleged thieves found their victims — through Facebook. “A lot of these are Facebook, MySpace, Instagram, where they’re bragging, showing gold and cash from their robberies, with their face,” the asst. sheriff said. http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/04/police-nab-alleged-ring-of-burglars-targeting-indian-families-for-gold/ http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/04/police-nab-alleged...
- roel_v 12y agoTV, computer, phones, cash, jewelry, clothing, any type of appliance, power tools, medicines, alcohol, cigarettes, toys, ... I'm not sure what kind of houses you have in mind that have nothing that can easily be transported and sold... Except for the furniture, most houses are full of stuff, and most of it can be sold.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoMy TV is 37 inch, trying to haul that in the street should raise some eyebrows. And it doesn't have that much resale value.
- berkay 12y agoThat's what I was thinking. Stuff in my house is either too bulky or don't have much resale value (as stolen goods). Our house was burglarized while living in Switzerland, and they did not touch any of the electronics, presumably too bulky. Cost of replacing the broken window/frame was the most costly aspect. From all the things listed, jewelry seems to be the most likely target.
- jarek 12y agoBack up a pick-up with a house maintenance/painters/renovations company logo on it and no one will look twice. But yeah, probably not worth their time when new 60"s sell for under $1000 at Best Buy.
- roel_v 12y ago50 bucks is enough to get a junk his next shot. I had 2 CD's and a 10$ Walmart rain jacket stolen once from a car when somebody smashed the window in. 50 bucks is a lot of money for some people.
- gadders 12y agoI had a bike and a DeWalt cordless drill stolen from my garage.
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- VLM 12y agoPrescription drugs, mostly painkillers. "Hey guys, I'm impaired and I have something you want, come and get it!" Don't forget ADD/ADHD stimulant meds.