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Though 41 of percent, Fremont California's 209,000 residents earn more than $100,000 a year, wealth cannot ensure their protection. Prompted by too many false alarms and too little money, the Fremont police department says they will begin ignoring most of the burglar alarms they receive. The department says they will follow the example of police in cities such as Salt Lake City, Milwaukee, and Las Vegas that have similar policies about alarms.

Fremont police estimate false alarms cost the city about $600,000 a year. The department says due to budget cuts, they will only respond if there is additional verification such as video feed of a crime occurring or an eye-witness report.

Fremont Police chief Craig Steckler said, "We had 7,000 alarm calls last year and 66 of those were burglary." He added, "What do you want us to do?" 

—Reuters, Was that a Burglar Alarm? Nah., January 21, 2005 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell.

John 10:10 (NASB) "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."