Free Police Home Security Check in St Ann's Ward

The St Ann's Police have circulated information below advising the fitting of mortice locks. They also remind all residents of St Annn's Ward that they can come and check security at your house.

Just call or e-mail them on the following.

07920 233794

stanns.snt@met.police.uk

The following message from the St Ann's Police:

Mortice Locks

Police are urging people to fit and use mortice deadlocks to prevent homes becoming a target for burglars.

This warning follows a report from a member of the public, who found paper inside their mortice deadlock. Police are concerned this may be a method used by burglars to establish if a mortice lock is being used.

We want to take this opportunity to remind people of the importance of using mortice locks. It is a simple way of preventing your home being a victim of burglary. A rim latch (Yale type) on its own is not sufficient. The door should also be fitted preferably with a 5 lever mortice deadlock, which should always be used.

The warning comes as the Met announces the return of operation Bumblebee, which will support operational activity to tackle an increase in burglaries across London.

Police in Haringey are conducting intelligence led patrols, intelligence led stop and search, search warrants and ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) operations, as well as crack house closures and drugs warrants.

Police are also working in partnership with Haringey Council on number of burglary reduction projects including the completion of security surveys and the upgrading of security where appropriate.



Here are other ways to prevent your home becoming a target:

• use timer switches on lights to make it look like you are at home when you are out.
• break up the boxes that contained all those shiny electrical items and put them in your recycling bin (so you are not advertising what new items you have to thieves).
• take this opportunity to register any new electrical items on Immobilise.com (so that if they do get stolen, you have more chance of getting them back and we have more chance of catching criminals).
• keep your doors and windows closed and locked when you leave home.
• lock ladders and tools away, so they can't be used to break into your or your neighbours home. be vigilant and if you see anyone acting suspiciously dial 999 (we have had a number of good arrests as a result of residents calling us to report a burglar on the scene).