Planning to rob your neighbor's house?  Be careful what you use as your entry point.

My local newspaper detailed the antics of one petty thief who thought it would be a good idea to steal some jewelry and electronics from his neighbor's place.  Since they lived in townhouses, they shared a common wall.

It was easy to find a way in.  He didn't have to force a door, pick a lock or break a window to gain entry.  Instead, he broke right through the drywall, gathered up his neighbor's valuables, and crawled back through the hole into his own townhouse.

This criminal mastermind clearly didn't bank on the fact that someone--like the homeowner or the police--would notice a two-foot-diameter hole in the wall.

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