Such a shame to see out once save neighborhoods riddled with more and more thefts. This is the result of opening our jails and letting the so-called 'non-violent prisoners free. It's likely to get worse.

Were the perp wearing masks? If not, are artists sketches of their faces available? What types of guns did they have? Very curious that so little information is being released about a serious violent crime like this.

This is a bit too close to home for me, but like Christine, I have noted an increase in thefts locally. Even if this theft was not random, it is not the norm. We tend to feel safe in our communities out here, but that needs to change. We all need to be more watchful.

SteveC. Please refrain from personal insults. People are free to speculate about the theft and if indeed the victims got a good look at the criminals, sketches could be helpful for us as well as for the police.

Right, it is well-known that smoking a bit of pot is a gateway drug to armed home invasions...just watch Reefer Madness.

No chance that locking up a non-violent offender with a big crowd of violent offenders might make them more likely to commit violent crimes later, either...

I'm so sorry that family had to endure this experience (I'm sure it was traumatizing), and am thankful that the robbers didn't hurt anyone in the process.

I have to agree with the sentiment (if not the tone) of part of Steve C.'s remark -- which is that we should not be too quick to judge who the robbers were or how law enforcement handled it until we have more information. Chistine's speculation that this crime was a result of "opening up our jails" draws a spurious correlation between one specific, tragic event and a vague judicial policy which may have no relevance to this crime.

As a victim of violent crime myself, I have to work doubly hard not to let that experience and my fear of it happening again take over my thinking. I try to be as compassionate as possible when thinking that people who turn to any crime -- violent or otherwise -- do it because they feel they have no other choice, have few opportunities, and are often caught in a vicious cycle of poverty, drugs, abuse, and a fractured home life.

I'm not justifying crime in any way, nor am I forgiving it. I simply believe that by not looking deeper into what divides our society, and making policies that give people hope and opportunity for a way out, we aren't doing all we can to fight crime.

[Post removed. Please don't speculate on what may have happened and who may have been involved.]