by Wallace Garneau, America Outloud:

Do yourself a favor and Google ‘Rash of Home Break-Ins’ when you get a second. You’ll see local news articles from Bergen County, Virginia; Boston, Maryland; Glenn Rock, New Jersey; Hillsborough, Florida; Simi Valley, California; Carter County, Tennessee; Oakland County, Michigan; and at other locations all over the United States of America.

It’s happening everywhere.

According to Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, though Oakland County has seen a severe rash of break-ins all fitting the same pattern, the break-ins are not unique to Oakland County, nor to Michigan. Around the country, organized multi-national crime rings are looking for houses, ideally backing up against wooded areas where family members are not currently home.