7. Less Security, many valuables, bad neighborhoods, move often, not home as often.
8. If the owners property has been “tossed” around. Juveniles will become frustrated when they are unable to easily find valuable merchandise. There style of breaking in and searching for goods is more “sloppy” than what a professional might do.
9.Fire-resistant safes are typically light duty, square or rectangular door, and used to keep money and/or documents safe from a fire. Money chests or burglar resistant safes are more heavy duty and fire-resistant. This type of safe can be found in banks and other financial institutions. They are more secure than fire-resistant safes and much harder to destroy and get into.
10. Call in bomb specialist unit to make sure the area is safe and collect any evidence on the scene.
11. They can get it from newspapers (wedding and funeral), tipsters (inside), coworkers, and insurance office personnel.
12. Paying the price below that of a “good bargain”; purchasing from persons who are not known to them; buying from persons whom they don’t know how to recontact; accepting items without receipt; buying property that bears an obliterated identification number or from which the number has been removed; purchasing articles that have unusual property control numbers on them, such as those identifying the owner as a state agency; having a past history of receiving stolen property.
13. Catch a “small fish” and offer that person a deal in hopes they’ll give up the “big fish”. Police stings are another method for locating fences. The police will set up a legitimate-appearing “front” business where they’ll sell merchandise and collect information of the people they do business with.
