FYI:
My truck ('97 E350) was burlarized 9/22/05 outside of Home Depot at Butterfield (56) and 355 in Downers Grove at 5:00 PM. roughly $2000 worth of power and hand tools. Downers Grove police were helpful, but I will refrain from publicly compromising the investigation. Just beware, last time was 3-4 weeks before. Happening all over around here, and from reading archived posts, common all over. Just (to borrow from homeland security) to "be vigilant". And if you find my tools feel free to be vigilante as well.
My truck had no alarm and no suppimental locks. One thing I put off one day too many. These trucks are too easy to get into.
From what the cop told me, they stake the place out and as soon as you go in is when you get hit. I am considering when I go to these stores as a matter of routine, going in one door, and walking down to the next and back out to check the van (with cell phone in one hand and 4' 3/4 rigid in the other - 911 "I need an ambulance, maybe some police too")
heads up
