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Crime Prevention (more on security and personal safety can be found on the Links page): -
Seasonal Advice:
Summer is at last here. A welcome relief after a wet and windy spring. Thoughts turn to barbeques and lazy days in the sun. This is the time thieves look for that new expensive garden furniture, ornaments and expensive plants so now is the time to chack they are secure. Good advice on garden security can be found on the Royal Horticultural Society web site. Download the Dorset Police 'Garden Wise' leaflet.
Home Security:
Here is a checklist of simple precautions to take:
Lock the doors every time you go out, especially those you cannot see while out in the garden. Keeping them locked when you are at home, say upstairs, is also advised.
Close windows when you go out or at night
Put your house and car keys, bags and wallets safely away and out of sight at night
Never leaving handbags or wallets visible through a window or by an unlocked door, even during the day
Leave a light on or use a timer switch so that your house looks occupied.
If possible and practical, keep your wheelie bin out of sight and away from the house. A padlock and chain will prevent the bin from being wheeled near windows and roofs. But beware chaining your wheelie to the nearest drainpipe.
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