We hear that insulting advice from time to time when discussing home invasions . It is not doable for many people, and it may not help much, anyway.
Glendale, MO is an upscale community in the St. Louis area. It has a low rate of violent crime.
But it is only a short highway distance from the City of St. Louis, which is a hotbed of crime.
The criminals downtown can obtain wheels in very short order, and they know that there are good things to be had in the homes in Glendale and similar communities.
The other day, a man showed up in Glendale in a Jeep and walked around looking for victims and booty. He found them. That was at two o'clock in the afternoon.
He rang a doorbell, forced his way in with a gun, and robbed a couple while their young child was still in a car seat in the garage.
A neighbor's doorbell camera captured his image, and other neighbors saw him and provided a description.
The Police Chief urges people to not answer their doors to strangers.
Good advice. I would add that they should acquire security cameras and an intercom.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/c...asion/63-fb3530ad-4a95-4d3b-8313-4983d09b7100