Please also be aware that whilst the crime figures for homes are down due to constant occupation the sudden rise in break-in on regional business properties has been noted. If you have a small office that is not manned then a comment has been made to leave the blinds open and remove all valuables to make it clear there is nothing to take and so move them on. I am certain some will disagree and all other approaches are welcomed. It is also worth asking your alarm company what their current levels of cover and and if anything has changed.
The downturn in income is going to cause some interesting things that we had not considered initially I suspect.
We live in what is normally a low crime area but a couple of nights ago we had two vans and a group of guys caught in cctv by a neighbour with torches looking under cars. The police reckon that they are taking catalytic converters off cars. Luckily they got nothing. In the early hours if this morning I woke to hear a vehicle slowly pull up outside my place. Looked out the window to see a hoody wearing guy flashing a torch around my neighbours drive. So of course I opened the balcony door and shouted out in my scariest voice...what the f**k do you think you are doing?.... Delivering milk mate was the answer. I went back to bed.
