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« Reply #140 on: February 23, 2011, 06:47:05 pm »

Car Key Burglaries
There has been an increase of incidents within the Wakefield Division where
motorists have had their car keys stolen during the course of a house
burglary in order to steal expensive cars parked in the driveway. The
following advice has now been issued:



     If you have a garage, please park your car in it. Many people with
        garages use them for storage. Clear them out and use them for the
        purpose for which they were built. This will keep your cars out of
        the sight of preying eyes.


     DO NOT leave car keys in an obvious place, make it as hard as possible
        for the thief. At night time consider taking your car keys to bed
        with you.


     Consider fitting an electric garage door. This is an added incentive
        to use the garage. Many people just cannot be bothered getting out
        of their cars, and unlocking the garage, especially in bad weather.


     If you have to park your car in the driveway consider fitting
        substantial gates or security posts.


     It is a fact that new cars have very sophisticated locks, immobilisers
        and other security devices and the only way to start the vehicle is
        to have the key.


     Thieves are selecting cars they want to steal from outside houses.
        They will look for any opportunity to steal keys that are left
        hanging up in the kitchen or hallway or left on the table - and
        will actually target them. It is therefore vital that householders
        do hide the keys from view.


     Householders also need to make sure that they take other simple crime
        prevention measures to ensure that they don’t become victims of
        sneak-in thieves or burglary, such as remembering not to leave
        doors and windows unlocked.

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