https://x.com/onlyabidoang/status/1895308904164364391?t=dAF61ssZ3peLIY1VmqGE7g&s=19

Thanks for letting me know! I assumed it would be the same as the old games. The alarm was pretty useless in this case as my sims were already awake. Need to get them working on upgrades before next time.

Simmingal 

I have only used the alarm itself to call police, and phone in another household.  I don't have any MOD or CC but I did not like that the burglar and police stayed on the lot per the game, tho they were outside the build grid of the lot, but I was not able to save the game or leave the lot until the burglar left.  I watched the police fine the burglar before the burglar left then the police lingered for a while.   I did notice this so far, the burglar has shown up at every home that was "unlocked", either right after dusk and so far before "midnight".   Haven't played enough to see how burglar will affect owned businesses yet. 

Went ahead and tried that burglary thing out!

Yeah, I read it correctly in the game files. Indeed the police that showed up was one of my sims in the Detective career.

Now that's very cool!

It totally is! 😄

That is hilarious.

My one complaint is that my 1800s Sim living off the grid can't use it. Is that logical? Of course, it shouldn't work off the grid. But for gameplay, I wish it did. There could be an upgrade for it where it runs on solar. By itself, without me having to install solar panels. I do have generators in her basement that I fuel with her garden, but I use them only when I absolutely have to, I don't want her to have power all the time. She's supposed to be living in a time when the grid and generators don't even exist. I'll just have to remember to turn burglers off whenever I'm playing her lot.

Do you have any packs that will allow you to have a "guard" on hand? Cats & Dogs sounds logical for the setting.

Burglars know how to behave 😆 Stealing is just a job 😃