Hi Bhekizwe, when i asked around neighbors told me the owner might be arrested so i guess ringing the prisons around is an option as well but Thanks!.

One way to keep the bad guys out of your property is to put signs in every window that say-$500 REWARDReward for information leading to the arrest of the person that broke into this house.

In my area it was inexpensive to do so ($10 for filing) and some minimal running around from the law enforcement office to the clerk of court for filing.Took two years but I finally was notified she had been arrested on this outstanding warrant. 

In the other case the property owner was compensated for damages by a "victims fund" and the offenders were arrested.

Anyone able to arrest that LegalZoom is a good place to register LLCs to own property?

Now that was the 60s you would get arrested for child abuse these days letting 10 year olds walk the streets.. 

In addition to the increase in crime, arrests are way down and even traffic tickets are down by almost 20,000 (which cost the city 2 million dollars in revenue according to local news).

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In December 2020, that renter called and told the owner that he needed to leave while the sheriffs were knocking at his door to arrest him for backed child support.

When I went to purchase my next home, finding anyone to offer me a policy became almost impossible (even though they caught and arrested the person who broke into my house, and knew it was a legitimate claim).