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HANDY HINTS – PREVENTING

BURLARIES WITH WIDEN

W – Windows I – Interior D – Doors E – Exterior N – Neighbours

The hints below are a very brief summary Interior
of a webinar held in February, presented
by Sgt Matt Coe of the Metropolitan Police. Think about the interior both from the
He is based in London, but the home perspective of someone looking in, as well
security advice is relevant to wherever you as someone who has already broken in.
live. There were three overarching points
from his detailed advice: • Keep valuables out of sight or out of the
home e.g. a safety deposit box
• Avoid a checklist mentality • Create the illusion of someone being at
• Think ‘no cost - low cost’ and build on home:
from there • Lights on timers
• Remember the usual burglar is an
opportunist, deter them for 1 minute! • TV simulator, which creates a changing
glow mimicking someone watching TV
Windows

Windows are only used as a means of
entry in 22% of burglaries in the UK but
they provide an opportunity to look in – to
determine if anyone is at home or if there
are any obvious items worth stealing.
• Remove valuables from sight
• Obscure the view through windows
• Pay attention to windows, where the
opportunist can see in without looking
suspicious
• Lock windows
• Remove external objects, which can be
used to break glass
• Use contact and shock alarms
• Toughen or protect vulnerable glass

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