UK Money News
27th June 2008
Fake burglar alarms 'are a real deterrent'
Fake burglar alarms act an excellent deterrent to burglars, a reformed housebreaker has claimed.
According to Michael Fraser, the likelihood of a home being burgled and the owner having to submit a home insurance claim is dramatically reduced even if a fake alarm box is used.
Mr Fraser, who was speaking on behalf of home security system manufacturer AltertMe, said: "The opportunist will look to see if an alarm is there. If it's a dummy alarm, a well known alarm or if they know it's a good alarm, they'll avoid it."
The former criminal added: "The burglar is usually a coward. He doesn't want confrontation and he certainly doesn't want to get into any sort of problem.
"They really do avoid going for a house with an alarm system."
A poll conducted by AlertMe found that over 50 per cent of people said that the credit crunch will result in a rise in theft.
Meanwhile, 71 per cent of those quizzed said they are more worried about crime than they were a year ago.
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