It is not as simple as the op stated for some of us. Two of my kids lived downstairs and one upstairs and all were on the opposite end of the house. I have never called the police it is not their problem, it is my problem. Found my door wide open and the lights on a year back. In this instance I had my wife take the car down the driveway and in position to leave the county if necessary. I grabbed my model 19 and checked the house. Nobody home and nothing missing. Still cant figure that one out. I always live in the countryside so things are different that urban dwellers. One night I heard what sounded like somebody trying to get in the kitchen window. My wife armed herself in bed and I crept out with my handgun to check out the problem. Just as I was reaching for the curtain to open it and confront the intruder, my foot got near one of my kids proximity toys, in this case a dog. For you that do not know what one of these is, they sit dormant till you get near then it lights up, starts yipping and scurries off. I dang near shot the coffee pot. The noise outside stopped but resumed in a minute or two. When the noise started again, I threw open the curtain and shown my light at the suspected intruded. What I saw was a mule deer buck scraping the velvet from his antlers on the side of my house. The joys of living in the woods.