Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.

防盗警报器在白天和黑夜的任何时候都会响起来，它的作用只是骚扰过路行人，而实际上却帮忙窃贼入室行窃。

The police pills were harmless placebos. But a local gang had been using the same technique to give people heavy sedatives and then burgle them.

测试结束后，警察提醒民众要提高警惕，之前，曾有一个犯罪团伙使用过类似手段让居民服下强药量的镇静剂并进行了盗窃活动。