@gwminor48 , I believe the justification for cameras, is cameras! The more the merrier.
However, in this case, what will the extra camera do for you? A good alarm, or hell just a siren that goes off on vibration shock would cost less and do more than an LPR camera.
So, the video was from someone you actually know? It looked kind of staged to me and I would have figured it was a Ring fake news video. After all the effort of breaking in, they left rather quickly and without much to show for it as far as I can tell.
I want to get LPR cameras but with HOA regs, placement is pretty hard.
I just hope everybody is safe. Best wishes to you and your neighborhood.