I am so sorry as well. This happened to us a number of years ago. They broke into our garage and stole a large number of hubby's tool and stuff. Fortunately they did not find the spare house key that was hidden in there. The cops knew who did it and we had proof but it wasn't proof that could be used in court so they got away with it :(
Have you given thought to investing in a home security system? That is what we did, don't know if ADT exists in Canada, but that is the company we use here. I think it is about $200-$300 to have it installed depending on how many sensors and stuff, and then about $40 a month for the monitoring. It definitely provides great peace of mind...
As an aside, a few years after we had it installed a very strong windstorm hit our area and the back window in our dining room blew in...hubby got a call at work from ADT. They had already dispatched the police and the initial report had come in from the police that everything was fine. We got home about an hour later and the cops were still hanging around in the backyard. Fortunately none of the cats tried to investigate the suddenly open window!
Good luck and I hope they catch the bad guys quickly!
