Beware of the dog

In 2010, a thief stole a $25,000 Chevrolet Suburban from Dennis Hampton's sales lot, and no one knew about it until a month later when the tow company sold it at auction for $1,300.

When he called the police, an officer shrugged and told Hampton: “I'd start monitoring your inventory a little better.”

Hampton, longtime owner of Denny's Auto Sales in Fort Myers, looked for a system that would help him monitor the cars on his lot. To his surprise, there was nothing on the market.