Burglary

Burglary

Good evening,

As there are longer hours of darkness during the day, East Putney officers would like to make you aware that most break ins happen between 4.00pm and 9.00pm as darkness falls and people are still at work. It doesn't take a genius to work out that there is nobody at home when your house is in total darkness.

Why not make a conscious decision to make your house look like you are in. Maybe you could invest in timer lights or even just leave a light on when you go out. Often burglaries happen from opportunists passing by. Double lock your doors and lock your windows.

Outside use lights with sensors. Hedges ideally should be no more than 1 metre tall and fences are better with trellis on top. Try noisy gravel, alarms, and best of all try to invest in some cameras.

Report anything suspicious and keep safe.