Carole,

We have alot of that here in Ecorse. When I first moved here, someone punctured one of my tires (the one facing AWAY from the street).

The poor lady next door to me, Betty (88 years old) who has lived in her house for over 35 years, had her house broken into last week while she was out with her daughter. The jerk kicked the door in and stole lover $200 she had hidden in different places. Her daughter's broyfriend is an Ecorse cop. She now has a new door with 2 dead bolts AND a security system that the boyfriend paid for. Before that, someone broke her front window while she was asleep. I feel really bad for her because she lives alone. There's WAY to much of that crap going on in this town. Alot of derelects, displaced people with nothing better to do. It's sad.

I feel safe in my place because it's on the top floor of a building. No one bothers me and they'd have to break in the bottom door just to gain access to the stairwell. My top door has 2 deadbolts and a chain lock.

Isn't it sad that at one time people didn't HAVE to worry about locking their doors, cars, or walking down the street after dark, etc.