Tough to stop determined thieves as locks are only for honest people . A friend of mine had an A frame cottage that was subject to B/Es ; so he mounted heavy barred grates over the doors and windows to prevent entry . So some A hole took what we assume to be a 4 by 4 truck , attached chains to the two grated barred windows on either side of the front door , and ripped the whole front wall out of the front of his cottage . He repaired , and sold it . Three years ago , someone smashed through the gate to our gun club with a stolen car , drove it out onto the range , and lit it on fire , and took off . Neither crime was ever solved .
That tends to be the case with B&Es. I've never heard of police solving such a crime.
We had a break-in at our cottage and some old rifles were stolen.
RCMP suspected local tribes but nothing was ever done.