NonMusic: Crime prevention - pleeeease

Subject: RE: NonMusic: Crime prevention - pleeeease
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Nov 00 - 07:02 PM

I've heard the prickly bushes bit and our house does have them, although we weren't the ones to plant them. Also, bright lamps outside, so that they cannot work *under cover of dark*. I remember reading some years ago that most burglars will not even bother with a place if they hear or see a dog; they consider it to much bother, but of course those were the pros. Who knows if that would be true of a drug addict.

I suppose you could always set up some sort of Pink Panther type of trap, so that when they come through a window a bucket of bricks falls on the head.**BG**

Sorry, not trying to diminish what happened. I would feel very violated if I were you. BTW, when I was researching an article on guns for protection, I found that most experts feel a can of spray paint was the best protection if someone is close in and trying to harm you. If you spray it right into their eyes, they will drop everything, the gun, you, loot, etc. to instinctively reach for their eyes.

All the best,

kat

Subject: RE: NonMusic: Crime prevention - pleeeease
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 09 Nov 00 - 06:30 PM

Sorry to hear this - I got done a couple of weeks ago and although I couldn't get worked up about the things that I had stolen which amounted to a few hundred pounds -it was the sheer hard work involved in replacing credit cards and cheque books and getting new pin numbers etc that has completely done my head in! also all my contact numbers were programmed into my mobile phone so I have lost peoples numbers.This is the fourth break in in as many years and it is very tedious. The police are sympathetic but tell me that the items stolen are meantfor a quick sale to buy drugs and are therefore difficult to trace. Its a sympton of a greater social evil Im afraid

Subject: RE: NonMusic: Crime prevention - pleeeease
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 09 Nov 00 - 06:09 PM

Cheers! (Look! Look! I joined properly! I will only be a Guest from work now)
Yeah, I got the info from the police, but does it work? They suggest things like planting big prickly bushes outside the windows, and postcoding all the stuff, but I'd love to know if people find that this helps - has anyone ever got stuff back that they postcoded, for example. I don't hold out much hope...

Subject: RE: NonMusic: Crime prevention - pleeeease
From: Allan C.
Date: 09 Nov 00 - 06:05 PM

Your most police departments and good insurance companies are replete with information of this sort. It would be far better for you to read some of that and ferret out those things you find applicable rather than for us to guess at whether, for instance, you have casement windows or sash, etc..

I know how very violated you must feel. My deepest sympathies to you and your flatmate.

Subject: RE: NonMusic: Crime prevention - pleeeease
From: Morticia
Date: 09 Nov 00 - 06:04 PM

your local cop shop will have lots of advice and info re crime prevention.....window locks, stencilling your post code on your stuff etc.etc.I'm sorry this happened to you, I remember how horrible I felt when it was me.And you may say weapons are not an option but can I think nasty thoughts at them, can I? Next bowel movements and hedgehogs come to mind.

Subject: NonMusic: Crime prevention - pleeeease
From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock
Date: 09 Nov 00 - 05:47 PM

Right. I've just been burgled and am in a BAD MOOD - not upset, just angry. They didn't get my computer or my beloved guitar, but they did walk away with my CD player and my two lovely cameras, and my flatmate's laptop, jewellery, CDs etc. They've walked all over my bed and empty out personal belongings, etc. Strange - I feel vaguely insulted that they left all my CDs. What does that say about my taste in music? Anyway, any crime prevention tips are greatly appreciated. I doubt we'll get the stuff back - I just assume it's gone for good, burglaries being so common place in the UK these days, but at least we're insured. Also, any tips about feeling safe on my own in a basement flat would be nice - my flatmate's away quite often. And remember, weapons aren't an option!
Cheers in advance,
Fib.