Burglary
Around 930pm yesterday evening a burglary was reported in the Crumlin Road area of Ballinderry. The owner arrived home to find a glass panel removed, the house entered and a number of items of jewellery had been stolen.
At 1030pm a burglary was also reported in Ballinderry Road. Again items of jewellery had been stolen after the house was entered through a athroom window.
Did you note any strangers or unfamiliar vehicles in the area? If so please contact police with details.
There have been a number of distraction burglaries throughout the area / province. It is believed a large saloon car possibly a black Audi may be involved.
At approx. 11:00hrs on Friday 2nd September 2011 a burglary occurred at Crewe Park Road, Glenavy .
There were reports of a black Audi car, registration similar to LS56NCN in the vicinity, at the time of the incident. Any sightings of this vehicle should be reported to police.
Friday, 23 September 2011
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Creeper Burglary Advice D Division
D District Community Safety Message
Sept 2011 `Creeper Burglary` Alert
A `Creeper Burglary` is when the thief targets a house with a view to breaking in, when the householders are asleep or out of the house but close by, to steal car keys and other property and leave in the householders car.
Unfortunately across D District some have occurred.
Police would offer you the following advice on how to prevent it;-
1 Always ensure you lock all windows and doors in your home when working outside, going out or going to bed at night.
2 If you have a house alarm, use it – even if going out for short periods of time.
3 When you go to bed alarm the downstairs
4 Security lighting can be a BIG deterrent for the burglar
5 Secure property normally outside the home, such as bicycles, garden tools, sheds, etc with good quality locks or remove altogether.
6 Never leave car keys, handbags, mobile phones or house keys downstairs at night.
7 Don’t keep large amounts of cash at home
8 You should always mark personal property such as electrical goods etc with UV pen – (Postcode & House number) or smart water
9 If you see something suspicious, report it IMMEDIATELY to police on 0845 600 8000
10 If you see a crime in progress, ring 999 IMMEDIATELY
Unfortunately a high number of domestic burglaries are through insecure doors or windows (This may affect your insurance claims)
Sept 2011 `Creeper Burglary` Alert
A `Creeper Burglary` is when the thief targets a house with a view to breaking in, when the householders are asleep or out of the house but close by, to steal car keys and other property and leave in the householders car.
Unfortunately across D District some have occurred.
Police would offer you the following advice on how to prevent it;-
1 Always ensure you lock all windows and doors in your home when working outside, going out or going to bed at night.
2 If you have a house alarm, use it – even if going out for short periods of time.
3 When you go to bed alarm the downstairs
4 Security lighting can be a BIG deterrent for the burglar
5 Secure property normally outside the home, such as bicycles, garden tools, sheds, etc with good quality locks or remove altogether.
6 Never leave car keys, handbags, mobile phones or house keys downstairs at night.
7 Don’t keep large amounts of cash at home
8 You should always mark personal property such as electrical goods etc with UV pen – (Postcode & House number) or smart water
9 If you see something suspicious, report it IMMEDIATELY to police on 0845 600 8000
10 If you see a crime in progress, ring 999 IMMEDIATELY
Unfortunately a high number of domestic burglaries are through insecure doors or windows (This may affect your insurance claims)
Monday, 12 September 2011
All areas - Advice in relation to reducing Oil Theft
Advice in relation to reducing Oil Theft
Your local Crime Reduction Officer of the Police Service for Northern Ireland is giving the following Crime Reduction Advice to help you to prevent heating oil theft:
• Check you heating level REGULARLY at least twice a week – preferably daily.
• There are many devices on the market for measuring how much oil is in your tank – buy one and USE IT (oil sentry, oil watchman etc. See local supplier for details).
• What security features does your tank have, LOCKABLE FUEL CAP, SENSOR LIGHTING COVERAGE, ETC.
• Is your heating oil tank easily accessible to vehicular traffic-next to a road, car park etc? If it is you are at a HIGHER RISK of theft being committed.
• Be a good neighbour and REPORT anything suspicious around a neighbour’s home i.e. an oil tanker or van in a driveway at an unusual time, persons taking hoses through to an oil tank etc. If you are suspicious note details and ring 0845 600 8000 IMMEDIATELY.
• For more advice on keeping safe visit the PSNI web-site at www.psni.co.uk
Your local Crime Reduction Officer of the Police Service for Northern Ireland is giving the following Crime Reduction Advice to help you to prevent heating oil theft:
• Check you heating level REGULARLY at least twice a week – preferably daily.
• There are many devices on the market for measuring how much oil is in your tank – buy one and USE IT (oil sentry, oil watchman etc. See local supplier for details).
• What security features does your tank have, LOCKABLE FUEL CAP, SENSOR LIGHTING COVERAGE, ETC.
• Is your heating oil tank easily accessible to vehicular traffic-next to a road, car park etc? If it is you are at a HIGHER RISK of theft being committed.
• Be a good neighbour and REPORT anything suspicious around a neighbour’s home i.e. an oil tanker or van in a driveway at an unusual time, persons taking hoses through to an oil tank etc. If you are suspicious note details and ring 0845 600 8000 IMMEDIATELY.
• For more advice on keeping safe visit the PSNI web-site at www.psni.co.uk
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