we had a kid (14 or 15 at the time) walk into our house while we were on a bike ride. We left the garage door open, didn't have the keypad at the time, just rode around block and school and back, gone 15-20 minutes max. He walked in our door, stole money from my youngest, psp with games and ipod from middle son (he paid for his own ipod), phone and money from oldest and a family heirloom (platinum & diamond watch that was my ggm's, given to her by my ggf). This was not his first time, nor his last. We called police before we knew it was him. Oldest son was camping and when he came home, told us that this kid called the buddy he was camping with, with ds stolen phone. His family came to our house with him, apologised and told us that this was not the first time and that family members won't let him out of their site at their homes. He was caught another two times, finally going to JJC for a while and I think now is no longer in school (home-schooled) or in a boy's school. If it had been small and first time, probably would have spoken with family but I think the value of the item has a lot to do with it, esp with the watch for me (compound family heirloom and the value, irreplaceable). We did get back everything except the money and the psp, he had already sold the psp.
