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When a kitchen stove disappeared from a vacant Lake Elsinore tract house, a developer's tracking device didn't let the appliance get far.

The global-positioning system monitor on the appliance, embedded by developer KB Home, is the latest tool to help police foil home burglaries.

"Lake Elsinore police were ...

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA --

A Metro Atlanta homebuilder is striking back after months of playing victim to thieves.

Like other home builders, Patrick Lockman is struggling with a challenging economy. As if that wasn't bad enough, thieves have made him a frequent target in recent months.

An empty spot beside ...

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Local builders know all about the problem of construction site theft. Now GPS technology is giving them a way to use satellites to keep track of their equipment and track down suspects.

This week officers made an arrest in Mandarin after tracking down a stolen air conditioner. Benjamin ...

Nine months ago, David Wright's construction company in Phoenix was losing up to $20,000 in copper theft per project, a serious problem in Arizona that last year prompted two new laws.

The value of copper more than quadrupled in the past four years and not even security guards ...