"I would check out a house several times over two days. If there was no sign of movement — no lights coming on or off, no curtains moved, newspapers left on the driveway — I was interested.
Is the house in a nice neighborhood? Is it well kept? If so I figured they had nice stuff.
Next question: Is there an easy escape route? Woods in the backyard were excellent."
I worked in security for 20 years and responded to more alarms than I can recall. People do steal electronics and lots of them. Encryption and passwords are easy to bypass with the right knowledge. Most crims aren't stupid. They're not the local crackhead or kid