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Our focus remains upon residential burglary. With the warmer weather now upon us, it is appropriate that our usual reminder, to close and lock doors and windows whenever one leaves the house, is repeated. There has been a slight increase in offences, affected via ground floor windows, usually at the rear of the houses in question. Please ensure that YOU always close AND LOCK doors and windows on leaving your home. Motor vehicle Focus. We are also increasing our attention around theft from Motor Vehicles. It will, perhaps, be no surprise to learn that Satellite Navigation systems are a favoured target for would be thieves. Please consider removing the system, including the holders from windscreens or dashboards whenever leaving your cars Please also consider thefts from vans. If you have tradesmen calling at your home to carry out work, please ensure that they LOCK the doors on vans. We have seen some opportunistic offences where tools, and other saleable items, have been removed, during daytime hours, from unattended and UNLOCKED vans. Please remember the old advice to ‘Lock it, or lose it !‘ Thank you for continuing to use COMMUNITYSAFE