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Hi guys, I attended a Neighbourhood Watch meeting last night, and the police officers told us there have been a few incidents of people having their car/house keys stolen through the letterbox in the East Dulwich area, by use of a fishing rod/cane, or some other implement.


They warned us to be vigilant about leaving keys where they can be seen through the letterbox, as organized gangs poke through, hook them, and clear off. It has mainly been happening at night time. The first thing you know is when your motor's gone walkies in the morning. Common sense stuff, but just thought I'd pass it on so you can all keep it in mind.


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  • 5 weeks later...
This happened to me 20 years ago when I lived on Melbourne Grove and someone broke into next door's shed and stole something which they then used to pull my handbag from a kitchen counter and through the cat-flap. Spent 20 minutes looking for my handbag the following day before I figured it out.

nloyall Wrote:

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> We have had two sets of keys that have gone

> missing from the house I am renting in. Everyone

> thought it was one particular housemate but I

> always wondered why someone living in the house

> would steal more keys when they have their own set

> of keys.


xxxxxxx


To give to other people I presume :-S

As a result of reading similar threads on EDF I now make sure doors are properly locked and keys out of sight or upstairs with laptop, wallet etc. before I go to bed. I sometimes take the TV up too but that's really so the kids can't watch it before they go to school in the morning. It can be a real pain getting them off it and out of the door in the morning.

Stick your keys and any small valuables (wallet, iPhone etc) under your bed at night. The chances of a scumbag burglar tip toeing around your bed when you're asleep are pretty slim, they're far more likely just to bugger off when they can't find anything downstairs.


And please remember to lock windows from INSIDE at all times - double glazing is suprisingly easy to smash and if windows aren't locked then entry/exit is very easy.

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