Keep your home safe over the holidays (Mounds View Sun-Focus)

Everyone looks forward to last two weeks of the year - including burglars. With people away, visiting friends, or just out of the house shopping, there are many good prospects for break-ins.

Daytime Burglars Targeting Homes In Town Of Burke (WISC-TV Madison)

TOWN OF BURKE, Wis. -- A series of daytime home break-ins is prompting a new warning for the public. The Dane County Sheriff's Department said the suspects are targeting homes in the Town of Burke.

Burglary halted at Shoney’s (The Sand Mountain Reporter)

Albertville police officers responding to a possible burglary in progress at Shoney’s restaurant early Tuesday morning not only surprised a pair of burglars, but received a little surprise themselves.

Anti-burglar tire spikes biting residents (UPI)

HAYWARD, Calif., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A tire spike strip to keep burglars out of a San Francisco-area apartment complex has been bad for residents and good for local tire shops, residents say.

Pharmacies forced to ratchet up security measures: SavMor plans to pull OxyContin from shelves (Missoulian)

Gary Trenary spent more than $10,000 recently on security measures for his Missoula SavMor Pharmacy, and has decided not to keep the painkiller OxyContin in stock any longer - all in an attempt to deter drug addicts from robbing the store and endangering his family.