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During the course of today, Sunday 15th September, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary have received a number of reports relating to a series of daytime residential burglaries. At this time we have 5 confirmed breaks which have occurred in the East Hants location of Clanfield. An investigation into this series of burglaries has begun and a number of lines of enquiries are being looked into. 

The Waterlooville Police Team would like to send a timely crime prevention advice reminder in relation to residential burglaries.  

A lot of crimes committed in the community are opportunist crimes. Here are some tips to help minimise the risk of you becoming a victim –  

Homes – Keep your doors locked and valuable property away from windows. Keep handbags away

from the front door. Don’t leave keys near the front door, or in reach of the letterbox. Don’t leave windows open when you go out - even tiny windows can be used, to hook open another window. Install lighting which can be triggered by movement sensors. Consider CCTV. More advice HERE

Vehicles - Keep your car locked and remove all valuable property from your car, including any bags and coats. Pull your car handle to CHECK it’s locked. If it’s a keyless entry car – make sure your car keys are not left within range for someone to copy the signal. To be sure, buy a ‘faraday pouch’. Thieves will break into cars for bags and coats, due to the possibility they may contain valuables. Thieves will search unlocked vehicles for ANYTHING - including, chargers, loose coins, sunglasses and keys. More advice HERE

Garages / Sheds – Fit strong locks and hardware to doors. Keep them locked and the valuable property inside secured to a fixed point. Install lighting which can be triggered by movement sensors. More advice HERE

High Value Jewellery and Gold - If you have to keep your jewellery at home, invest in a safe and seriously consider installing a monitored alarm system. Your insurance company will provide advice as to which type and grade of safe and alarm is compliant with your home insurance policy. 

Ensure that your home is fully secured, take this opportunity to look around your property and consider improving any areas of poor security. More information can be found at www.hampshire.police.uk

Keep an inventory of your jewellery. This can be done on line via Immobilise, for more information go to  www.immobilise.com​​​​​​​

Photograph your jewellery - Place your jewellery against a plain background with a ruler next to it to give an idea of size, this can then be up loaded to Immobilise

When leaving your home ensure doors and windows are locked, and you should use timer that switch lights on when you go out to make your home look occupied.

Book a free home security survey with the Blue Lamp Trust by calling 0300 777 0157 or by visiting  www.bluelamptrust.org.uk

Be cautious about what you say on social media as you cannot be sure who will see your posts. For example, don’t indicate that you are going on holiday.

Many Thanks,

PCSO 15077 Amy DEAN

Waterlooville North Policing Team.