Were these belongings out in the open?

Regardless, what an invasion of your person. I have had a car broken into and while there was absolutely nothing of value in it everything was rifled through in their search for something. I felt so very much violated. It has happened too more than once. The worse part is that on both occasions they left the door open draining the battery and damaged the molding on the door at the glass (they used a 'slim Jim' device). Whomever it was must have been desperate.

I also had someone attempt to break into my home. Thank goodness for my large growling dog who chased them over the rear fence. I have no idea why my house was targeted as at the time I was just scraping by and nothing about the property indicated any affluence which would have invited such an act. I worried for weeks and weeks and kept the dog close.

Are you able to take any measures to prevent or reduce the chance of this happening in the future? What did the police have to say?