She suspects someone tried to break in the night before.
People here are like that.
Tran has become a crusader against crime, arguing that 80 percent of Asians in the neighborhood have been victimized, often by blacks. I wish people would admit there's a problem, and then we can work together. Since the Examiner article, Tran has become cautious in her speech. Leland Street may not be a battleground, but it's a cold, forbidding street, with dilapidated stores that seem ready to roll up in their armor like armadillos. The rolling metal shutters leave the stores gloomy inside.