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We have just been swimming at the pool and had our locker smashed in in the family changing room and our nanny's phone has been stolen, we have reported it to the police and they have advised that someone's keys were also stolen and the thieves then stole this poor person's car!


Just a warning to all as I very foolishly thought that if we locked our belongings in a locker for 40 minutes they would be safe until we returned!


I feel so sorry for the guy who had is car stolen.


Jules x

That's shocking to hear. Thanks for the warning - best leave valuables at home then.


The lockers are long overdue for replacement, with what looks like half out of action, but Everyone Active haven't got around to them yet. Hopefully this will encourage them to take action. Worth mentioning this to James Barber as he was helpful in getting them to deal with some problems there as I note they now have a female cleaner and female lifeguard again.

Strawbs Wrote:

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> We have just been swimming at the pool and had our

> locker smashed in in the family changing room and

> our nanny's phone has been stolen, we have

> reported it to the police and they have advised

> that someone's keys were also stolen and the

> thieves then stole this poor person's car!

>

> Just a warning to all as I very foolishly thought

> that if we locked our belongings in a locker for

> 40 minutes they would be safe until we returned!

>

> I feel so sorry for the guy who had is car

> stolen.

>

> Jules x


I imagine all sports centres are vulnerable to this kind of opportunist theft. It happened at Crystal Palace Rd centre while I was there one evening. They did identify the thief then and maybe there is a correlation in some way that may help you. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1143931,1143931#msg-1143931

Not sure what category it falls into but smashing a locker is a bit more than opportunist theft, surely? Element of breaking in involved. Different if someone left a bag unattended but sounds like that's not what happened here.

HI all, yes apparently there is CCTV so the police were requesting to see that and the police have also advised that there were two cars stolen and it wasn't just the family changing room that got worked over it was also the men's changing rooms so it became quite obvious there was more than one person in on the theft.


I still feel so shocked that people had their cars stolen in the middle of the day whilst they were swimming but I guess phones and keys are easy to hide.


x

Hi Jules - I'm the lady you were chatting to in the glass box while this was happening. I'm so sorry this happened. Sadly I didn't see anything or anyone (one of the staff approached me afterwards to ask me). Unbeknownst to me my daughter and friend had left their stuff unlocked in the lockers in the ladies changing room (including some valuables) and none of that stuff was touched. So it seems pretty clear whoever it was didn't go into the women's changing rooms. Do let me know if I can help in any way.

Worrying, as I always rush to the gym after work and therefore have no option but to carry my phone, keys credit card etc with me.

I would assume the people must have been working in pairs with one as lookout whilst the other breaks in?

The timing of this in half term makes me wonder if youths were involved?

  • 3 weeks later...
Yes, unfortunately I'm told this is quite common in many gyms. A few years ago I had my locker broken into at a central London gym (I was a regular member with a specific locker) and as it was after work I had items of significant value stolen including my phone, wallet and house keys. I was told by the police at the time that such incidents can sometimes be inside jobs whereby an employee of the gym can advise the thief which lockers to target! On this occasion as the only two lockers broken into had significant valuables this makes sense. As a result, as well as moving to a new gym, I now take limited valuables with me when I work out and also take my phone into the gym with me.

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