Despite this, the burglar may have already taken one or two items by the time the police officer approaches him.
The police officer will thank the family and will pay them a §1000 reward. Installing a burglar alarm in the home will not prevent a burglar from entering the lot however, if one happens to do so, the police will arrive shortly after the alarm goes off to arrest him, where he will surrender peacefully. This can further be proven during rare occasions when a Sim is awake while one arrives on the lot Sims cannot directly stop the burglar as there are no available interactions, and they will not react to one at all.īurglars will steal the closest and most expensive objects they can find. This is most likely because the game has programmed burglars to only appear when a Sim is asleep. Even if the player does this as soon as the burglar appears, it is not certain that the Sim will be able to call the police in time. If the player tries to wake up a Sim while there is a burglar, it is unlikely that the Sim will wake up, get to a phone, and call the police in time to catch him. The burglar cannot be interacted with in any way, except by the police, and was specifically designed to rob houses while the entire household is asleep. and his arrival will be announced by a few bars of intentionally frightening music. The burglar will usually appear at around 3:00 AM, and even appear as late as 9:00 AM if the family is sleeping. In The Sims, burglaries are fairly rare and will most likely appear if the selected family is wealthy and/or has expensive objects in their home.