Did you know that Sim City has transporter technology? Install a burglar alarm and wait until the burglar shows up to rob the house. While the cop is leading him away, go to Build mode and build a wall around him (The black metal fencing is appropriate.). He will walk back and forth with his hands still up for a while, complaining loudly about the wall, and then someone in Sim City will use a Star Trek style transporter to beam him out.