You’re probably already and welcomes you. Christmas is coming with all what this involves of gifts, delicious christmas dinner and dance around the christmas tree.
But many danes will get a bad surprise when they return home for a cosy christmas in the family shot.
the numbers speak for themselves. Burglars look for christmas. 24. december is clearly the day of the year, where there is the largest number of burglaries nationwide.
For the burglars don’t know anything better than darkened houses, where the owners, with great probability, sit and gorge themselves at christmas dinner with the family. It gives the thieves plenty of time to commit burglary, and when the owners return home, will the criminals be over all the mountains.
Have you had break-ins in christmas, and do you want to tell about how it was a return home for a gennemrodet house? Then we want to hear from you. Write to B. T. on Facebook or send an email to 1929@bt.dk.
But fortunately you can minimize the risk of returning home to a robbed house, follow some simple advice.
“It is particularly important that the house appears as if there is someone at home, and that the neighbor keep an eye out”, says vicepolitiinspektør by the Middle – and Vestjyllands Police, Ralf Hove Larsen, in a press release and continues:
“It is about to empty the mailbox, have the lamps lit in the house with a turn – and sluksystem and generally let it rode a little in – and outside of the house.”
in the Middle – and Vestjyllands Police recommend you also to make sure that windows and doors are properly closed, locked and secured.
Get the neighbor to keep an eye
the Thieves do not care about anyone seeing them, then help between neighbours is one of the most effective means to avoid tampering. Sign up to neighbourhood watch at neighbourhood watch-the app and ask your neighbor about that:
– park your car in your driveway
– empty your mailbox
– put footprints in the snow and clear in front of your home, if there is fallen snow
– lay waste in your trash
– go for a walk around your house after julemaden to ensure that everything is as it should be. the Get your house to look as if there is someone home
Style such as a cup or let a newspaper, be posted the promotion on the table and set timers for your radio and your lights. Beat also the bell from, as it can make the thief uncertain. the Make a mess
Get the garden to look as if there is someone at home – make a little mess! the don’t Let your valuables be
And not, where they can be seen from the windows. Save valuables there, where you think there is at least a chance that the thief will look. the Set the lock on the redskabsskuret
So may tool and garden tools cannot be used to break into with. If necessary, use just a simple padlock.
do not Put holiday pictures on social media
At least not while you are away – wait until you are home again.
if you Want to know more about how to prevent burglaries, it is actually possible to get a visit from an expert in the topic, that give you concrete advice on burglary protection. You can learn more about the free service on botrygt.dk, as TrygFonden and the Danish foundation Realdania is behind.
If an accident nevertheless is out, you should immediately contact the police on telephone 114.
