Simple tools, complex crime issue

Who would suspect a stringy necklace?

Tools of the trade? A device taped to the entrance of a condo building can prevent the door from closing.

Staying a step ahead of thieves takes patience and cunning. As skilled pros in low-level crime, they have the edge for now, but I have to believe we can catch up to them.

We just have to be at least as smart, and train ourselves to think a bit more l…