Yes, it is definitely a deterrent.
Our home was burglarized about 4 years ago when we did not have one. The police said that our house was chosen because all of the others around us had alarm systems or at least signs saying they had alarm systems.
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The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. -Mother Teresa (
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