BEAT THE SNEAK THIEF THIS SUMMER

HUMBERSIDE Police are urging the public to stop the sneak thief by being aware of the dangers of burglaries caused by insecure properties.
The warning comes as it becomes warmer and windows and doors become left open for ventilation or people spend more time tending to their garden.
Consequently this time of the year traditionally signals an increase in sneak-in burglaries where opportunist burglars target homes with open windows or doors.
Nearly one in three burglaries is down to an insecure door and window being left open or unlocked.
In one incident on Wednesday 22nd July 2009 a mobile phone was stolen from a kitchen worktop from a house on Carr Lane in Willerby.
The incident took place between 1830hrs and 1945hrs.
In this incident the offender entered the property through an insecure side door and took a Blackberry Pearl mobile phone, whilst the owners were in the back garden.
In order to help reduce the number of burglaries like the incident above, Humberside Police have launched a ‘Stop the Sneak Thief' campaign.
The aim is to offer crime prevention advice and reduce the number of sneak-in burglaries.
As part of the campaign people are being urged to take the online security challenge at http://www.homesecuritychallenge.co.uk/. This is an interactive website that challenges people to put their crime prevention knowledge to the test

(reproduced from aboutmyarea.co.uk 30th July)

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