Glad to see that you caught the baddies. Too bad that they will probably be turned loose to continue - especially with today's crappy justice system.

Luckily - never have had tools stolen or the house broken into. When we lived in the boonies, we were told that there were some problems and had an alarm system installed - with the little signs. We moved back to suburbia and in a nice community and had a better alarm installed. The houses on both sides of us as well as several other neighbors have been broken into. Again with the little signs and window stickers, I think we beat the baddies - I have seen foot tracks in the yard - snow and morning dew after the bad guys were doing their deed. It isn't free - but IMO - well worth the $20/month for monitoring and the little yard signs and window stickers - they also help.