Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Burglary last night on the Ladder
Hello
My neighbour and I were broken into yesterday, between 2pm - 7pm. We live in flats in a converted house on the Ladder.
He/they (or even she) were not deterred by all the morticed locked doors. They kicked both my and my neighbour's doors in with some crowbar help.
If you have any sash windows, please do make sure they are secure and locked. It was unfortunate that the bottom flat still had one original sash window looking out over the garden which was no trouble for them to prise open (their entry in and exit out).
My advice to everyone is to not hide valuables in your sock drawer or your desk because clearly that's the first and only places they looked in both flats. Nothing else was surprisingly touched. (They took particular attention to my knicker drawer!) Unfortunately I had some money and ID docs in my desk drawer and they took them all (argh!) but nothing else. They did grab my TV but whether they were disturbed or just changed their mind, they strangely left it in another room.
Try and hide vaulables in the kitchen or even the bathroom, and not altogether either (unlike me).
If you have more than one lock on your door, use it. They still managed to get in, but another lock would at least have slowed them down.
The police advised too to leave a radio on and have a timed light to go on just to give the impression someone is around.
I do hope this was a one off and no one else will experience the same, but alas in these times I think that is hopeful thinking. So please be vigilant.
And if by any chance you are the burglar(s) and are reading this (as it's possible they are locals themselves) then Merry Christmas, have a drink on me with the money you stole - and choke on it!
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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If you own your flat I suggest you install an alarm. You can try Dariush at Securebase in Finchley if you like or, if you rent the flat purchase and install an alarm yourself from Maplin in Wood Green. The second option is cheaper. Unfortunately burglars don't seem to be deterred by timer lights etc
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Permalink Reply by Justine on
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Really sorry to hear this. I live on the ladder and we were burgled a few months ago. It's horrible.
I keep meaning to buy some timers for the lamps. Will do it now!
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Thanks Justine. We won't let these buggers get us down! Hope you've been able to get over your own incident.
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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Really sorry to hear that - it happened to me a few months ago and I now have an alarm.
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Permalink Reply by Paul on
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Gutted for you.
My neighbour got broken into as well so I got an alarm fitted a couple of weeks ago. I paid £600 for a good wireless alarm - sensors, front and back boxes etc. Friendly nice guy who came highly recommeded. His name is Michael 07957-366053. Will be a lot cheaper I imagine if you live in a flat as well. I know he was away till the weekend so call him early next week. I know you can buy them cheaper at maplins and screwfix, but I am not a techie. Good luck.
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Permalink Reply by L F T Snowflake on
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Awful News.
On the subject of preventing thefts during buglaries, its worth chaining down computers these days, because of the value of the information they contain. Below are two types of lock you can buy. For Mac Users, you can just pass a bike chain through the hole in the stand and chain to a pipe or wall bracket.
The other thing to do with computers these days is register them with Prey Project. This installs a piece of software that will locate a computer over the internet. Its very good and its free too. There have been quite a few stories in the media recently about theives who have been caught with this software and because you can control your computer with it, the own has been able to take pictures on teh web cam to use as evidence.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NEWLink-Combination-Laptop-Security-Cable/d...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kensington-Desktop-MicroSaver-Cable-Plates/...
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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Chaining a computer to a pipe here would more likely result in a flood. Better to install something like this if your floor can take it, or it can bolt to the wall.
And back up, back up, to a separate drive that lives in the shed or at work.
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Excellent, thats something I have been thinking about, but did not know where to look it. Cheers for that.
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