We unfortunately live in a neighborhood that has taken a turn for the worse, and have had the same issue. we had 3 very large mature pecan trees, that led to people consistently invading our yard for the pecans. sadly if all they did was pick up the pecans I would have no problem however in the course of their forays into our yard for the nuts they also tended to break into the garage and cars. we have since cut the trees down (an action that made me want to cry. they were beautiful trees). Since then we have had no further problems with theft and damage to our property in the last several years. my advice to anyone is to STRONGLY discourage people from planting fruit trees or other crops in a portion of yard that is readily accessible by the public.
We unfortunately live in a neighborhood that has taken a turn for the worse, and have had the same issue. we had 3 very large mature pecan trees, that led to people consistently invading our yard for the pecans. sadly if all they did was pick up the pecans I would have no problem however in the course of their forays into our yard for the nuts they also tended to break into the garage and cars. we have since cut the trees down (an action that made me want to cry. they were beautiful trees). Since then we have had no further problems with theft and damage to our property in the last several years. my advice to anyone is to STRONGLY discourage people from planting fruit trees or other crops in a portion of yard that is readily accessible by the public.