> surprised. I have even heard it said that the Gardai don't
> respond to house alarm calls as there are so many false
> alarms. The main value of an alarm (and hear I'm speaking as
The Garda have issued a policy to alarm manufacturers which governs when
and how alarm signals are sent and subsequently dealt with. More
information is available here:
http://www.garda.ie/angarda/pub/intruder_alarm_policy.doc
They now only respond to "confirmed alarms".
> someone whose house was broken into when it WASN'T alarmed)
Sorry to hear that.
> is to act as a deterrent. As the detective who came to my
> house said - if some bastard decides to break into a house on
> your street, being one of the houses without a visible alarm
> box increases your chances of being elected.
Regards,
Stephen
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