Distraction burglaries

There have been three distraction burglaries in the Charnwood LPU area, over the last 30 days.

The reasons given for gaining access were “the Water Board”, a relative of a neighbour wanting pen and paper and wanting to purchase a household item.

The Water Board has also been used in Loughborough to gain access and as usual they ask for the occupier to turn on the water, which gives them time to suss out the accommodation and to steal money, credit cards etc.

The best advice is to keep anyone out of your home that you do not know and who does not have a good reason for entering your home. Sometimes it is a matter of confidence or when they call, the occupant is dealing with something else, and not thinking about distraction burglars.

Please mention to any of the vulnerable people in your community that they are within their rights to keep anyone out of their home anyone that they do not know, or anyone they do know and are unsure of.

Setting up a No Cold Calling Zone can help tackle distraction burglars.
- posted by Shreekant on Thursday, July 23, 2009

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