Secure your sheds in Redditch

REDDITCH police are warning people to secure their sheds after several at the Tile House Allotments in Plymouth Road were broken into over the weekend.
Offenders broke into several sheds and took tools and gardening equipment.
Peter Aston, Redditch police’s crime risk advisor, said: “Police traditionally see an increase in the number of shed break-ins at this time of year so it’s crucial shed owners ensure they have sufficient security in place to prevent their belongings being stolen.
“Residents can improve the security of their sheds by fitting good quality locks to the shed door. The fittings should be bolted through the shed door and reinforced at the back with a steel plate. Any hasp should have concealed screws.
“For sheds that have exterior door hinges, replace existing screws with security screws which are designed so that they cannot be unscrewed once they are screwed in.”
He also recommended fitting shed windows with an internal grille fixed to steel plates, putting up net curtains so intruders can’t see inside, using battery operated alarms or having the house alarm upgraded to include the shed.
This and other advice can be found in a leaflet called Tips to Nip Garden Crime in the Bud which is available from police stations and garden centres in West Mercia or can be downloaded from www.westmercia.police.uk.
Anyone with information regarding these break-ins should call Redditch police on 0300 333 3000 or Crimestoppers free and anonymously on 0800 555 111

(Reproduced from the Redditch Advertiser, July 22nd)

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