Alternative

I received an interesting suggestion. Why not organize people who are regularly out walking around either for exercise, with their dogs, or whatever? It's possible. We could probably work out something with radios or cell phones. However there are two points I want to make about the idea and how the patrol overcomes some gaps.

First
During the week days the walking starts at about 4:30 a.m. and is pretty much a wrap by 10:00 a.m. It does not begin again until about 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Then it's over by 8:00 ish although the evening has a longer tail on it. (These are my personal observations over the last two years working at home)

The patrol as proposed at least plugs the mid day gap.

Second
This is not just about patrol. It is also about response. As designed the officer will be able to respond to a call or an alarm trip(assuming you've set that up with your alarm company) in 5 minutes or less. (I'm targeting 3 minutes, we'll see). Walkers are not going to be able to do that.

Should we fail to raise enough interest in a private patrol based on a dedicated car and a dedicate patrol officer this is definitely something to consider.