Toulouse. Beware of increasing burglaries, here are some tips to protect your home
By Sarah Gilot
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3,519 burglaries in the department between January and June 2022. This is the figure just revealed the prefecture of Haute GaronneTuesday, July 26, 2022. Faced with an increase in flights compared to last year (520 more over the same period), it calls for be careful. And notify the gendarmerie or the police as soon as possible as soon as the offense is detected.
Several tips
Aware that “the holiday period is conducive to burglaries”, the prefecture details some advice accessible to all and apply to try to protect yourself:
- Lock access at his home (even for a quick run and above all close your gate).
- Not facilitate the task burglars (by pretending to drag a ladder to go upstairs, for example).
- Stay discreet on the internet (do not communicate your vacation dates on social networks).
- not not make his absence visible (ask a neighbor to remove their mail and open or close the shutters, for example).
Stronger protection
It also offers some tips, for which you will have to spend money:
- The installation of solid and secure doors and windows – if it does not totally exclude break-ins, it at least allows the delay of entry into the premises.
- The installation of a remote surveillance system – these systems are effective, especially when they are coupled with a signaling return to the occupants (by sms) and allow the intervention of the police or gendarmerie services after clearing up doubts by the teleoperators.
- For prolonged absences from the accommodation, you can benefit from the existing measures – Opération Tranquillité Vacances, Vigilant neighbors, Referent neighbors, etc.
You can register for Operation Tranquillity Holidays, by clicking here.
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