It apparently already thinks I've voted.
And the comment from the dispatcher is dead on. When your alarm system is "triggered", the alarm company waits a couple of minutes to see if you reset it. Then, if it doesn't reset, they try to call you. Then (some companies) call everyone on your contact list. Then they call the police. The call taker has to enter the information into the computer. Then the dispatcher that actually transmits calls to the officers receives the information and puts the call out to units on the street. You're looking at a minimum (and I mean bare minimum) of two minutes from the time someone enters your home until an officer is even aware of the situation. And then, they're probably not sitting right outside of your house. A lot can happen in two minutes which is your absolute best case scenario.