Thief ignores it as he grabs laptop computer from spare bedroom used as office. Security operator dials police. Thief starts looking through closets. A cruiser is dispatched. It still contains the tape of daughter's graduation.
Thief returns downstairs.
Cuts cords on VCR and pulls it from entertainment unit. Thief slips out of side door and into waiting car. Crooks are gone. They needed less than 8 minutes to loot your home. Officers secure premises and start paperwork.