Plus summer’s fast approaching. Unless they booby-trap the houses, it’s going to be one busy summer for the cops.
The more I run this scenario through my head, the angrier I get. These empty houses are a public nuisance and without electricity and running water, they're going to be a fire and health hazard as well.
I forget the exact details but some guy kept getting robbed and as a result rigged up a shotgun to a door. He was charged with murder when this did kill a burglar.
How about some harmless contraptions that just make noises and flash lights? All sorts of possibilities come to mind.