A shed-full of rich pickings for thieves

THEY are packed full of valuable goods.

That's why it is vital people take a look at their garden shed security.Highburton, Aug 11. Damaged bonnet and nearside door of vehicle. Lepton, Aug 13. Smashed driver's side wing mirror. Almondbury, Aug 13. Forced door lock to gain entry and stole satnav and cd player. Almondbury, Aug 16. Smashed window and stole satnav from glove box. Bus Depot, Penistone Road, Waterloo, Aug 11. Gained entry to buses and broke glass to steal emergency glass hammers. Clayton West, Aug 5. Carefully removed mirror from housing on nearside wing of vehicle. Clayton West, Aug 5. Stole glass from wing mirror of vehicle. Emley, Aug 6. Stole glass from nearside wing mirror of vehicle. Moldgreen, Aug 11. Forced passenger door lock and stole car radio. Flockton, Aug 11. Grey Mazda 323 stolen ( K626 KWW).Doors fitted with self closures automatically spring shut and help contain a fire in certain areas of the house. They are most commonly found in between attached garages and the house or loft conversions.Since July 1, police in Huddersfield have had 28 shed thefts reported and in the rest of Kirklees there have been another 36, with property worth tens of thousands of pounds stolen.Top Tip: While drilling slowly, move the drill in and out to remove excess wood chippings.Back UPVC door jemmied open and jewellery stolen. Waterloo, Aug 10. Sneak thief got in through unlocked conservatory door and stole handbag/contents. Flockton, Aug 6. Padlock and chain on garage door attacked with bolt cutters but nothing stolen. Moldgreen, Aug 15. Suspect broke into cellar via unlocked back wooden door and made off with cellar door key. Naylor Myers Ltd, Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, Aug 5. Suspect jumped over fence into yard and opened unlocked storage container and stole silver and yellow step up boxes with name 'young man' engraved on steps. Escaped in waiting black Citroen Saxo reg FL03 FTT.Here are a few suggestions: . At a bare minimum, the shed door should be protected with a good quality/heavy duty hasp and staple, with a closed shackled padlock.* ARSON - Almondbury, Aug 16.CAPTION(S):* ATTEMPTED BURGLARY -Dalton, Aug 12. Failed attempt made snap europrofile lock on UPVC door. Moldgreen, Aug 12. Failed attempt to snap europrofile lock on UPVC door. * CRIMINAL DAMAGE - Greenside Infant & Nursery School, Fernside Avenue, Aug 10. Climbed on to roof of school and damaged several lightening conductors.All power tools kindly supplied by Ryobi Power Tools www.ryobitools.co.uk www.craigphillips.co.ukSheds can be overlooked when home security is considered, despite the fact that the value of the contents such as mowers, power tools, garden furniture and cycles can often add up to several hundred pounds.Many of us keep our freezers in there, or hundreds of pounds worth of garden tools and equipment.

SAFETY FIRST: Avoid being a victim of garden crime by reviewing your security