Following on from a post in the steam room i would just like to ask that everyone is extra careful at this time of year..
Houses are even more at risk as burglars know they are stuffed full of prezzies as well as the usual targets of tv...dvd....pc etc...
If you see any strangers hanging around the area dont be afraid to report it to the authorities..
Get a name of who you speak to and note it along with the time..
Take a desecription of anyone you see hanging around in case the worst comes to the worst...
can just add to what Mallock has said get in touch with your local police and find out who your local PCSO is and get there mobile as it available 24hrs and they are more likely to pass it on to the local bobbies
Good Post Mallock :thumbup:
Having worked for some considerable time with people who ply the burglary trade, here’s a tip I picked up along the way.
place a couple of large dog bowls, and spread some 'big' bones around your garden. add a ' BEWARE OF THE DOG' sign on your front gate, door whatever.
every house breaker i have ever had the displeasure to converse with has told me that whenever they do the rounds looking for likely targets, any sign of a dog on the premises and they avoid it like the plague. Unless they are targeting the place because they know there is something specific in there they really want.
Its not 100% foolproof, but it really does cut down the odds on being burgled.
hth
xx
pete
When going on holiday people always seem to want to leave their property neat and tidy, but I always leave pots on the sink--it looks like somebody hasnt gone far away and will be back soon.
Not just the Burglars you need worry about, we had a walk in Burglary a year back!
2am in the Morning I was out with friends mrs mdr thinking I had no keys with me left the door unlocked and was reading in bed.. I came home and noticed a few things had been moved inc my keys to the car and mrs mdr's bike.. They had helped themselves to an iPod and a few other bits and Handbags and the like....
Now we have cctv records 24/7 and saves to the net as well as a hard drive so it took about 15 mins for the police to see who it was.. Sad thing is even though they could see them come to the house and leave again 4 mins later (Yes 4 mins lol) They could not arrest them based on that alone, they can use excuses like we were asking to use the toilet or they were told there was a party here etc.... I know lol no need to say a word.
The really really sad part of all this is although they knew who it was and had them what we thought bang to rights they set up another covert camera etc to catch them coming back for the car (they failed to get it on the night as they could not figure out the key lol) When they did (Codes all changed so couldn't start by now) they nicked em but legal red tape saw them bailed one Thursday (Missing Signature on a statement!!) the following Saturday they Killed a fella for a Phone and £20...... How sad and How scary! They ended up with 5 years for our robbery and Life for the murder.
This is 100% True so be warned...... Even if in Lock your bloody doors!
Mike x
Merry Xmas 
No Davej, vindaloo!!!
and the lad soon shot back over the wall and raced away like a scolded kitten :grin:
they broke a window and crow barred my french windows, My daughter was in and saw them and they left without taking anything. She was very shook up. This must be the 4/5th time its happened to me now butI know why this time.
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