[bar] CAR KEY BURGLARIES - Raids where car keys are taken during a house burglary to steal expensive cars parked in the drive - known as 'Hanoi-style' break-ins - are increasing across the country. West Yorkshire Police have now issued the following advice: If you have a garage, park your car in it. Many people with garages use them for storage. Clear them out and use them for the purpose for which they were built. This will keep your cars out of the sight of preying eyes. Consider fitting an electric garage door. This is an added incentive to use the garage. Many people just cannot be bothered getting out of their cars, and unlocking the garage, especially in bad weather. If you have to park your car in the driveway consider fitting substantial gates or security posts.
DO NOT leave car keys in an obvious place, make it as hard as possible for the thief. Take your car keys to bed with you. New cars have very sophisticated locks, immobilisers and other security devices and the only way to start the vehicle is to have the key. Thieves are selecting cars they want to steal from outside houses. They will look for any opportunity to steal keys that are left hanging up in the kitchen or hallway or left on the table - and will actually target them. It is therefore vital that householders do hide the keys from view. Make sure that you take other simple crime prevention measures to ensure that they don't become victims of sneak-in thieves or burglary, such as remembering not to leave doors and windows unlocked.
[bar] ARSON - Flockton, June 29. Two wheeled bins leant against a wooden shed at bottom of garden set alight. Blaze spread to shed.
[bar] BURGLARY - Almondbury, June 25. Raider tried to get at keys for back kitchen door through cat flap but then forced entry through front upvc door. Alarm activated. Large flat screen TV taken but raider challenged by neighbour leaving house threw TV at him and ran off up Thorpe Lane and on to Ings Road. Suspect: Iraqi male, short black hair, unshaven, 5ft 10 - 6ft tall, average build. early twenties. Almondbury, June 26.
Europrofile lock on back upvc conservatory door snapped. Mobile phone and keys stolen, used to steal blue Mercedes E320 S28 BET and a silver Toyota Corolla YC05 OUK. Almondbury, June 26. Europrofile lock on side upvc door snapped but raider disturbed by occupants awakening. Nothing stolen. Dalton, June 22. Raider used bin and guttering to climb through first floor bathroom window at back and went downstairs to open kitchen window to allow other suspect/s entry. Keys taken and suspects escaped through front door. Two laptop computers stolen. Moldgreen, June 27. Climbed onto window ledge then up drain pipe at rear to enter through open window. Stole electrical goods[bar] CONTACT: Dave Whitteron, Neighbourhood Watch Liaison, Kirkburton Police Station, Telephone: 01484-436840 or email: dw368@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk or call Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111
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