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Security tips for safeguarding items stored in garages, sheds, and the backyard Almost 200,000 break-ins happen in Canada each year, according to Statistics Canada. Of those thefts, more than 21,000 take place in non-residential, non-commercial locations, which include sheds and detached garages. Summer can be high season for thieves, as valuable items like bicycles, ATVs, motorcycles, barbecues, and lawnmowers are brought out of storage and often left unattended during out-of-town weekends and vacations. Most people take the necessary steps to ensure that their homes are protected from break-ins, but might pay less attention to protecting valuable items stored outside the house in garages, storage sheds, or the backyard. Not only can the replacement cost of these items be significant, but police say that thieves may strike multiple times. Thieves may return, speculating that stolen items have been replaced but that security measures haven't been upgraded. 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