Wiltshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a number of sheds were broken into in Swindon.
Overnight between Saturday 2 September 2017 and Sunday 3 September 2017 unknown offender(s) entered a shed on Blakeney Avenue and another on Greenway Close and took the following items: a 55 inch TV, white hybrid bike and a Fujitsu laptop.
Other sheds in the area had also been opened but nothing was reported as missing.
PC Cassey Evans said: “If anyone has any information in regards to the property taken or if they heard or saw anything suspicious in the area please can they get in touch.
“Can I please take this opportunity to ask you to check what you have in place to keep your home as secure as possible. Please consider these 10 tips:
1.Don’t leave your keys or ID documents within easy reach of doors, letterboxes or windows.
2.Close and lock all doors and windows. If you have multi-locking door handles, lift the handle, lock it with the key and remove it – LIFT – LOCK – REMOVE. Put the key in a safe place.
3.Lock garages and sheds so garden tools and ladders can’t be used to break into your home.
4.Keep side gates locked and wheelie bins stored behind them.
5.Use timer switches linked to lights and a radio so it appears that someone is at home.
6.Invest in a safe for valuables and sentimental items and securely fix it to a solid surface.
7.Install a visible intruder alarm system – burglars don’t want to be seen or heard.
8.Install low level ‘dusk till dawn’ lighting to increase visibility and deter burglars.
9.Keep side and rear boundaries high to restrict access and front boundaries low to remove hiding places.
10.Photograph and mark valuables and sentimental items with your postcode and house number/name. Register items with serial numbers at: immobilise.com.”
If you can help with our enquiries please contact PC Cassey Evans on 101 or anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.
