[WillowTheWhisp]

We had a burglary once - well almost. The alarm went off and must actually have deterred them. The police were waiting outside of the house when we got home and asked us to go in and check if anything was missing. Afterwards I thought maybe they should have been the ones to go in first because the burglars could still have been in there and armed but at the time that didn't dawn on me.

We went in and found a Sony walkman still playing in the dining room and a hacksaw on the bathroom floor - nothing missing at all. The policeman laughed and said we might as well keep the walkman and the hacksaw and it was the first burglary he'd ever known where the victims ended up gaining something.

I can't help thinking times have changed. Doubt the police would even bother about an alarm now.