Outdoor lighting is helpful

Sometime last month, my girlfriend and her husband, were awakened in the middle of the night by their car's alarm. When they looked out from their bedroom window, they saw a figure running out to a waiting car which sped off. They were able to see him because their porch was lit by their outdoor lighting. They found their gate unlocked and their car ransacked. They are lucky that they still have their car because in a separate incident, a friend lost his brand-new 4WD which was parked in the porch.