Protect your property from garden thieves

A CRIME prevention event is being held in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, next Wednesday to help take a stand against burglaries from sheds and outbuildings.
The town's neighbourhood policing team, together with area crime prevention officer PC Nic Hanson, are preparing for what is usually a busy time of year for the criminal.
Spring historically sees an increase in these types of burglaries, with particular targets being gardening equipment, anything from expensive ride-on lawnmowers, quad bikes, strimmers and chainsaws to small garden tools.
The stolen equipment is then often sold on through private sale, small ads in papers and at car boot sales. This type of equipment can often be stolen to order and can be big business for the petty criminal.
To try to prevent these offences taking place and following a recent spate of shed burglaries at a local allotment, those attending the event can make use of crime prevention advice and a tool marking facility, making all equipment easily identifiable should it be stolen.
PC Nic Hanson said: "By taking a proactive stance, getting equipment security marked and checking that sheds and outbuildings are secured, people are going a long way doing their bit against this type of offending.
"By coming along to the crime prevention event residents will be helping us to help them in providing a strong deterrent to would-be offenders. Security-marked items can be traceable and any criminal thinking of helping themselves to someone else's property in Wainfleet might just need to think again."
The event is taking place from 5pm to 8pm at Wainfleet Police Station.
For more information, call PC Nic Hanson at Horncastle Police Station on (01507) 523332.

(Reproduced from Thisis Skegness.co.uk, June 9th)

GARDIEN TIP: We agree entirely with PC Nic Hanson's advice. All this and much more is on view at www.garden-security.co.uk