FalseAlarm! Inthewaragainst crime, alarms are a vital weapon. Last year, they led to the arrest of nearly 9,000 thieves, yet the noises they emit are often the subject of complaints from the public.
Martyn Lewis investigates the burglar alarm business and discovers that 98 per cent of house alarms that go off turn out to be by accident. Plus a look at the council in Birmingham that is usingthe lawto silence nuisance devices.
Producer Lance Williams
Series editor Charles Thompson