I'm so sorry. My BFF recently discovered that their house had been burglarized after throwing change into a container in her bedroom (she's been saving for a trip to the UK next Spring) and realizing that the can was empty. She then found that several things in her home were missing...2 guns, $200 in a piggy bank belonging to her kids, and a fire safe under their bed that held documents, including birth certs., soc. sec. cards, and passports.

She is freaked out, especially because it was only a few months ago that someone tried to break in while she was home. She thinks this recent theft must have required watching for her to leave...and someone who had seen her kids grab the spare key kept near the front door, since the house was never obviously forced open.

I am very paranoid about packages on our stoop (we live in sight of an income-qualification apartment complex) and our garage full of bikes.