You might have to pay for streets you can't use

[Patrick]

Not in my complex. Since I've been there, (2 years) probably around 20 cars have been burglarized. 3 last weekend.

Also, we have a gate.

(actually, two)

That's nothing compared to what I've heard from friends that live around the 122nd and Penn area.

[OklaCity_75]

Crime can happen anywhere even in the posh land of gated access and 24 hour armed security.

As one police officer told me: "If someone wants your stuff bad enough they will take it one way or another." In some cases, if they cannot get what they want they will vandalize your property out of frustration.

The key thing is to use a little common sense.

Lock your doors.

Do not leave anything of value in your vehicle in plain site for everyone to see.

Turn down your radio when you are near your destination.

Car alarms are useless. If you do not believe me, look around the next time you are in a large parking lot. Everybody just ignores them because they are just as common as a horn honking or an ambulance passing by.

If you pull in to park with your bass thumping, all you are doing is advertising your vehicle to every potential thief.

If you do not need it, leave it at home.