>About my being a wealth of knowledge, today, I'm just taking
>some free time before going out to buy a carpet cleaner,,,a
>necessity for Yorkie owners, LOL.

We're on the same wavelength, today. I have to carpet clean today, too. My problem is an elderly cat, though.

>The only reason I know about the alarm companies is from my
>personal experience when we recently bought our new home.
>The reps came to our home by the dozens. I kept offering
>them "my deal" and didn't "buy" until I found one who would
>accept it. My deal was, arm all doors and all windows
>"free" and I will prepay the service charge for three years.
> Finally found one that did it. They make their money on
>the monthly service charges, not on the equipment.

Now, that is the way to go. No sense having a partial alarm system. It's almost as bad as having none at all. So, I guess it doesn't narrow anything down as to prior criminal experience on the part of the offender. The information about the security packages is easily available. By the indications in the note, the offender was interested in security measures.