I do feel your pain, aarti! My house was broken into TWICE during a 5 week period in 1991. It was also in a very nice neighborhood, the house was on a corner, very visible to passing traffic. It "shouldn't have" happened, but it did. There was a road crew finishing up the widening/sidewalks on the side street. They were out there when I left every morning (at exactly the same time), so I still think it was someone on that crew. It happened both times while I was at work. It's a long story, but they got a HUGE chunk of my jewelry the first time and came back looking for the rest of it the second time (what was left was put away in a safe).
After the second round, I got an alarm system put in.... Bottomfeeders!!
After the second round, I got an alarm system put in.... Bottomfeeders!!