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AFTER BURGLARY IN TRING
 POLICE
are appealing for witnesses and information after
a burglary in Tring on Saturday November 7 where items
including jewellery were stolen.
The incident happened between midday and just after
7.30pm on Dean Furlong. Offenders gained entry to
an address, then searched the property before making
off in an unknown direction.
Stolen items included a sum of cash, a mobile phone,
a Sony digital camera, a Nintendo DS, a number of
single earrings (matching earrings pictured) and a
gold necklace with a round-shaped charm etched with
number 21 on it.
Investigator Jordan Carter said: “We are appealing
for anyone who might have seen these items for sale
anywhere or saw anything at the time to come forward.
“We take incidents like this very seriously and a
dedicated team are investigating this crime along
with six others as a series.
“We would like to reassure residents in Tring and
the surrounding villages that Tring still remains
a very low crime area where incidents of this kind
are rare.
“However, we would encourage people to follow some
crime prevention advice to help beat burglars.”
Police have issued the following advice:
• Make sure you double-lock any UPVC doors by lifting
the handle and locking it (to engage the security
features) before you go to bed or leave your home
(if you remove the key make sure you have a fire escape
plan).
• Check all doors are locked and all windows, including
those upstairs, are secure before you go out
• Consider installing alarms and ‘dusk to dawn' security
lighting.
• Secure your rear garden - lock your shed, shut and
lock any gates and keep fences maintained. Don't leave
ladders and tools outside - they could be used by
a burglar.
• Use timer switches on lamps to give the impression
somebody is at home.
• At home, keep all loose valuables out of sight of
any would-be thieves, ideally under lock and key.
• Don't leave any boxes which advertise to thieves
what's available in your home outside by the dustbin.
Where possible, keep your wheelie bin a good distance
behind the gate or fence to prevent them being used
to get into the garden.
• Postcode marking your valuables with a UV pen and
registering them on a free property database like
www.immobilise.com can work as a deterrent to thieves
and can increase the chances of your property being
recovered if it is stolen.
• Police need information on any suspicious activity
in your local area, as it could help to identify and
arrest burglars. Keep an eye out for registration
numbers and descriptions of any vehicles seen in the
area that wouldn't usually be there, or descriptions
of people acting suspicious, and report them.
• For more tips and advice, contact your local crime
prevention officer Dave Mahon on 01442 271045. Alternatively,
visit the new virtual house, accessible from the homepage
of the Hertfordshire Constabulary website www.herts.police.uk
Anyone with any information on this crime should ring
Jordan Carter via the non-emergency number 0845 33
00 222. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers (an independent
charity) anonymously on 0800 555111.
November 2009 |
