Same problem in GA especially Atlanta area. Lots of home invasions. We have people skulking around our yard and house all the time.
My best friend had to confront 2 people in her kitchen about a year ago. This is a nice neighborhood too. So they moved about 1.5 miles down the road to a new neighborhood. A couple of mos ago somebody got in their kitchen late at night. She and her husband ran down stairs with the shotgun but the perps had already taken off.
Our neighbor’s wife got followed all the way home from Walmart recently by 2 guys. She called her husband on the way and he was waiting in the front yard with his 9MM when she drove up. The perps took off.
this is just the beginning. Its going to get much worse as things continue to devolve.
“She and her husband ran down stairs with the shotgun”
I applaud your friends, but based solely on your descriptions I would say that they should perhaps take a little more care not to give the dirtbags a free shot.
Uh, in New Hampshire, if zombies are skulking around and you are confronting uninvited guests in your kitchen, your neighborhood is not what we call "nice".