Hopefully they will be caught in the near future. She is going a bit stir crazy about 'who' may have done it and has been sensitive to the way people have looked at her, the sounds and lights of cars at night, etc. I have told her not to care about the individuals because even if they get caught there will be another who will be on the lookout for easy targets. Our aim is not to make it easy for them but to make it harder!
On the night of the 'intrusion' I took her and her daughter to my home. The Police finger print man came later that day but only found marks left by gloves.
I have spent the week fixing locks, improving locking methods on doors and windows, and reinforcing the lock catch for the rear door lock (we were surprised at how many latches were seized, broken, or virtually non-existent). She had another older friend donate a monitored alarm system to her (being fitted very soon). I have talked with her about different things that she could do to improve security (putting her car in the shed so that 'they' have a harder time telling when she is out, keeping her driveway gate closed as much as possible especially at night, etc). We are also in the process of fitting signs (No trespassing, Beware of the dog, Alarm system, etc). The aim of these is is the hope that the potential intruder may have second thoughts about not just entering the home but entering the property. Every little bit helps. The monitored alarm system was to be the expensive 'when she could afford it' final option, so she will feel much more secure once that is fitted and running.
