"Steve Barker" wrote in message
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sit in the yard with a 12 ga. shotgun.

If you can get them, rig a 9v. battery to some steel wool and a M80 or
agricultural firecrackers you can get at gun shows. A small trip wire
causes the battery to tip, make contact, ignite the fuse, and a loud pop
usually gets the attention of everyone within a block. May even get a call
in of shots fired by a paranoid neighbor.

Vandals are opportunists, and avoid known resistors.

Steve