Looking to rob an apartment building? Pull the fire alarm and see who didn't lock their door while leaving. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Setting off a detector might give you a time bonus while they investigate.

I was watching the Simpsons episode where Homer is a firefighter and that gave me the idea.

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[-] CorrodedCranium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

I mean assuming it takes them five minutes to respond and they're going to a different floor I'd say that's plenty of time

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

So, are you just going to carry all that stuff through the door that the residents are standing outside of?

[-] CorrodedCranium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

It would be more for big ticket small items. Laptops and what not. You'd go down as they trickle up.

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