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I wanted to provide you with an update regarding burglary, which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR HOMES AND VALUABLES ARE SECURE.
Having listened on news radio regarding the recent budget, a jeweller was asked about affects it might have on their business. What they said was that GOLD is at an all time high. Prices had increased by 20%.
In anticipation that if we know this, so do burglars. We would urge a pre-emptive action to households. Photograph your jewellery. Use a DNA coding system to dab onto your items. Information on these DNA coded systems can be found online, like Smart Water or Select DNA. There are many DNA coded systems at various prices. Secure by design and crime stoppers can give good advice. This is especially poignant for jewellery purchased in Asian and middle eastern areas as their gold is purer and more sought after.
It is also coming up to that time when presents go under the tree. At night, leaving your curtains open with lights on highlight to anyone what you have. Simple steps will help prevent break ins. Light switch timers, a car on the drive. Please look after yourselves and your property. Try to avoid the heart ache and distress that a burglar will only give you after they have taken.
 While we will continue to pursue burglars in the area, there are steps you can do to help keep your property safe. Make sure that you: Double lock your door every time you leave the house If you can, move garden furniture or bins away from windows so that thieves cannot use them to gain access. Use laminated glass or security film on ground floor and accessible windows. Use a sash stop if you have sash windows to prevent people opening them enough to climb through. If your windows open outwards, use a key operated lock – check these are locked before leaving the house. Make sure all valuables are out of sight. Keep handbags and keys away from letterboxes or cat flaps. In the evening shut the curtains and leave lights on. Set your burglar alarm Lock your shed or garage Mark, register or record your valuables.
Please go to our website to find the latest advice and guidance on keeping yourself safe. If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk/, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. Get Involved Please consider getting involved and contribute to the local priority survey, we may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
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