Josie. My suggestion is that if you are going to light the area, put the lights on a motion sensor. The light turning on will startle the vandal, and the appearance of the light will provide a warning to you and/or your neighbors that something is going on outside.

Also, don't make the light shine on your neighbors' houses. Don't be guilt of light trespassing.

I have a rude neighbor across the street and back from the road about 300' who has multiple very bright lights aimed outward, and 3 of them are shining into our bedroom window. He says it's a theft deterrent.

I say I can make hand-shadow puppets on the opposite wall inside my house at night.

I've planted some Downy Jasmine bushes, hopefully by next summer they will be tall and dense enough to block the light.

Good luck, I hope it never happens again to you.

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