Sometimes it's done in broad daylight as well. Newspaper delivery
people have been known to steal things. They walk up to the house,
lift the plant (or whatever) and throw a newspaper to the door.

And if someone is doing crack in the neighborhood... or in a nearby
neighborhood... you'll end up missing power tools, hand tools, shovels
or anything that can be sold to a pawnshop. Pawnshops like the stuff
without serial numbers. The people doing crack just need to get $5
to $20 for their fix. Hand and power tools tend to satisfy those needs.
Not many folks record the serial numbers on their small power tools.

And if it ain't either one of those types that's doing it then it's about
90% likely to be friends or family or someone that you know. And
if you've got friends or family that do crack... you can lose everything
quick.

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Jim Carlock
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