Kollyflower

I absolutely do look out of my window if the security light comes on, if someone is in my garden I want to know who and why. The point is that I was not home when the kid broke in, therefore an alarm wouldn't have made a jot of difference. I just wanted to make people of ED aware that the police said there is quite the crimewave at the moment. I do not believe that this is due to people of ED suddenly becoming lax on home security, that certainly wasn't true in this case anyway;but rather that gangs target areas for a while and then move on. But I'm guessing the police could tell you more about the facts. Cheers

Is anyone selling a dragon?

Hahaha. Kevin Macallister is that you????

Oh dear! I do wish people would READ the posts before commenting. RON70: *** There is a way to prevent yourself becoming a target and I've said it on this forum before "Primary Crime Prevention". It's not complicated, you make your property less attractive to a burglar than the property next door or down the street by means of physical deterrents. Be that Alarms / padlocks / CCTV etc. *** As mentioned a couple of times, the shed is overlooked directly by my front window, in my garden with a security light and was padlocked (with a decent padlock) but I was still targeted. How do you suggest I could have prevented that? Never leave the house? Sell all my belongings and live in a house without valuables?

I believe you are about to be crucified for leaving valuables in your car. Good luck sir. (See my thread re attempted break in on upland road)

Yes. He was like James Dean in joggers

^^ Seriously? Victim blaming? My shed was in a garden, with a security light and was securely (as secure as possible) padlocked. I'd be interested to see if Keith the (ex)thief might have some extra tips though.

Yesterday me and my fella returned from the pub just before 10pm (Sunday quiz night at the Herne?s?good!) to find a lad on a bike doing a WHEELIE out of our driveway. He?d got the padlock off the shed somehow but fortunately hadn?t taken anything as looks like we disturbed him. We called the police who turned up immediately and says they have a massive issue on their hands at the moment with house/shed/car burglary in the area and East Dulwich on a whole. Just a heads up really?be vigilant people!