Burglaries - advice from Peckham Rye Local policing Team

[Peckham Rye LPT]

The nights are closing in and your house is vulnerable. Don't leave anything to chance, lock it , close it and light it up when out. The elderly are also vulnerable to tricksters that want to get in their home and steal. Tell them to Watch out for bogus callers and make sure they are safe each night.

Peckham Rye will be visiting the elderly delivering leaflets and giving crime prevention. Please hand out these leaflets to your family to help prevent these crimes from happening.

Don't forget 101 to report, 999 emergencies.

KIND REGARDS

Peckham Rye Local policing Team

[PeckhamRose]

Thank you.

[Passiflora]

Good information but the orange 3D effect of the title is a bit strange and I've got good eyesight!

Also these tricksters/lowlife operate during the day as well.

[uncleglen]

you can edit it yourself- must say the orange is a bit weird should've been straight up red

There are so many building works going on you never know who might try it on. Check their ID

[Sue]

They would probably have fake ID.

With a phone number on going to an accomplice.

I missed my vocation, obviously.

[James Barber]

And if anyone who lives in East dulwich ward wants a free anti burglary property marking kit - please get in touch and Ill drop one round. Attached is map of the ward where we can distribute them for free.

[binkylilyput]

I'm not in that area unfortunately.....but what is an anti burglary property marking kit? How does it work and how effective is it please? Thanks for the info

James Barber Wrote:

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> And if anyone who lives in East dulwich ward wants

> a free anti burglary property marking kit - please

> get in touch and Ill drop one round. Attached is

> map of the ward where we can distribute them for

> free.

[cals]

Hi All,

Just a friendly note to remind everyone to be extra vigilant in the run up to halloween and firework night, burglary and property crime increase by up to 160% in this period and a good time for burglars to target properties is on bonfire night its self, as getting through a front door is usually covered by the sound of fireworks. Burglaries also increase in this period right up until Christmas (just after the clocks go back and the evenings are darker earlier).

A few tips for home security are below;

Give you home the 'lived in' look, use timers that turn on lights, or leave lights and a radio or television on if you plan to be out all of the evening.

Lock all doors and windows when you go out (and when you're in), make sure that ground floor windows have key operated locks and that they're used. Also if you have a UPVC (Double Glazed) front door, when leaving ensure that the handle is pulled up and the door double locked using the key - there have been a number of burglaries where doors are not double locked and these can be easily slipped. - When going to bed, ensure that you double lock your front door and keep your keys out of sight but close enough to the door incase the event of a fire. Keys close to the front door and visible through the letterbox can be fished through and this is becoming more common as vehicle security increases and most thefts of vehicles are now by using the owners keys.

Cut back hedges and overgrown trees to leave your property exposed to your neighbours, burglars love hiding places and a tall hedge provides the perfect cover for a burglar to work without gaining any attention.

If you have a burglar alarm, USE IT! Many people only use their alarms when they're away for the weekend or when they go on holiday, get into the habit of your whole family using it each day. Remember that if you've told your insurance company that you have an alarm and its not set and the worst does happen, you might have issues with getting a pay out. If you don't have an alarm consider investing in one, professionally installed alarms are more affordable that you might think, and systems can be installed in 3-4 hours. Speak to us if you're considering a system.

If you'd like your home security reviewed, please don't hesitate to get in contact with me, or via our website HensonSecurity.com

Happy Halloween & Fireworks!

[Peckhampam]

Is this the local police or a private security alarm firm? It would seem to be the latter.

[singalto]

I had a lit firework stuck through my letterbox a few years ago. It freaked me out.