Kings Road: Flat broken into

[pitoreskni]

[SoupDragon]

First of all let me offer my sympathies, it's a horrible feeling to find someone has been through your house.

It may not be someone acting on a tip off
These people hang around looking as if they're visiting or looking for a pal and try doors at random.

They're very "gallus"

A few years ago there was a spate of flat burglaries in Porty, a man and woman were eventually charged.
They did out flat on Xmas Eve in the one hour in that whole week no one was in. Small kick to the right bit of the door

They came back and burgled our downstairs neighbour just after New year by jemmying a window open, left her flat came up to the flat next door and knocked on her dorr.
The lass next door looked through the spyhole to see them putting down the cakes they were eating and pull on gloves. She made a noise and they strolled off

Caught the next day with the woman still wearing downstairs neighbours gold chain!


All you can do is deter these people
Get a mortice lock and use it everytime you leave
a locking door chain like

may slow them down

window locks


Think how you'd get in if locked out
and keep any spare keys well hidden. If they have to go in and out through the window they're more likely to be noticed

Mark all items you can with a uv pen or some other identification. keep a note of serial nos. In the event that any property is recovered you can then claim it back.

[Bob Jefferson]

[Stray NO.666]

Really sorry to hear that
we live just over the road in Great Cannon Bank and none of the 3 of us seen anything! will keep our eye on things though.
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