I had my house broken into on Good Friday 2002, of all days. My family and I went to the exotic animal sanctuary to rescue two chinchillas, and when we came back, the front door was open and our 2 big dogs were outside and our little dog was gone. Inside, the house had been ransacked, and our kitten was killed (he had stepped on it's head). He took a laptop computer, a digi cam, a 35 mm cam, and all of our jewellry. How he got past the dogs we will never know, as they become quite aggressive when people come to the door. Anyways, the idiot left by the front door where my surveillance camera is LOL, so I submitted the tape to the police, and they caught the guy within 24 hours. I didn't get much back, just a few of the items of jewellry, but not even 1/4 of what he took. I went to the court hearing, and he got 2 years in a Federal institution. I belong to the Police dept., so know a lot of people who work the prison system. The guards were nice enough to let the other inmates know what this guy did, and that he killed a 10 year old little girls kitten, so let me just say, this guy is having a wonderful time while he's locked up LOL