Ensure you are not on a burglar’s to-do list!
Packaging from expensive items left outside? Does your home look unoccupied?
Burglars look for easy to access properties that will make it worth their while to break in to. Think about your home from a burglar’s point of view and look for the weak spots in your home security, taking a few crime prevention measures to make your house less likely to go on the burglars ‘to-do list’.
Although the Turks & Caicos is one of the safest countries in the world, we traditionally see an increase in burglaries during the festive time.
But you can make a huge difference and dramatically reduce the chances of being burgled by taking just a few simple measures:
✓ Never leave door or car keys, wallets or handbags within reach of a letterbox, door or window.
✓ Make your home look occupied when nobody is home by using an automatic timer to switch interior lights on and off.
✓ Set your burglar alarm whenever you leave your home. If you don’t have an alarm, we recommend you get one fitted.
✓ Dispose of empty packaging carefully. Empty boxes left outside can advertise to thieves what they can find inside.
✓ Going away soon? Ask a friend or family member to keep an eye on your home. Don’t post details of your holiday on social network sites.
✓ Mark your valuables with a property marking pen and place signs and stickers around your home, making it clear that your property is marked. Photograph your valuables and keep a description of them.
✓ Always secure your shed and garage and don’t leave ladders or other tools outside which could help a burglar gain access to your house.
Know any burglars?
Cash rewards are being offered by Crimestoppers in a bid to catch burglars in the Turks & Caicos.
If you know who is involved in burglary activity in the Turks & Caicos, but don’t want to talk to the Police, you can pass information to Crimestoppers without revealing your identity. Just call 1-800-8477. Tips can also be submitted anonymously in English, French or Spanish on either www.crimestoppers.tc or on Facebook as a fan of Crime Stoppers Turks & Caicos. Crime Stoppers tips are received in the USA.