Lots of areas ITB have been broken into in the past 2 years or so, especially. And I'm talking about $500,00plus houses where people have left their front doors open. These are the kinds of neighborhoods these are. Living down here myself, we have had people literally walk into people's homes while they were in the backyards gardening, and steal stuff in a matter of 30-90 seconds. So, don't be deceived by what you see by looking at that neighborhood. And, it is not really a blue collar neighborhood at all. While it is transitional (I lived there myself for awhile), blue collar is definately not a word I would use to describe it. There are young families, just out of college age people, retired folks, and people who rent, all who live there. It is surrounded by million dollar townhomes and snuggled into a neighborhood that is one of the most desireable in the Raleigh area. I just wanted to say this so that those of you who don't live here will know that while it may look like it could be a place where random crimes could occur, it has been a very safe place for many, many years where every one knows everyone. I have lived in Raleigh for 20 plus years. This is very very out of the ordinary for this area and neighborhood. It's like a small town in a big city. Everyone looks out for everyone and knows everyone, and their neighbors....that's what it is especially odd and disturbing.
