On 14/09/2018 17:19, Jethro_uk wrote:

Also, just opening the door is of little value if you immediately trip an
alarm as you blunder through ?


1. The alarm is tripped.

2. A minute or two later a guy from the monitoring station rings up to
check it's not a false alarm. He waits on the phone for at least 30 seconds.

3. A minute or two after that, the police have the details from the
monitoring station.

4. If it's high enough priority, a minute or two after that, a police
car is on its way.

So, the scrotes have a good 5 minutes after the alarm is activated to
grab what they can and leave. If they leave on a motor scooter, some
police forces still have the policy of not pursuing them.