Dear Resident,

Springtime regularly sees the rise of residents being targeted by cold calling criminals saying their roof, drive or gutter needs either cleaning or repair but it is a scam and they will pester the resident until they agree to them carrying out the work.

They will then carry out some extra work on a small area without asking and then demand payment and intimidate the resident into having the whole job being completed by them, even though they have not asked for this work to be carried out. Here are some steps you can take to deter criminals.

 - Consider placing a doorstep sticker on your door.

 - Consider the use of a video doorbell or some type of recording device at your doorstep, you can even purchase a dummy camera.

Regards,

Brigg NPT