Clare’s Crime Prevention Officer is urging people to be continually vigilant with home security as we head into the summer months.
Operation Thor is continuing to target organised gangs and Sergeant Tríona Brooks says ongoing community engagement has resulted in dramatic drops in burglary.
Last summer one third of residential burglaries last summer involved entry through an unsecured door or window
Sergeant Brooks says homeowners and communities can prevent burglaries through good habits and reporting suspicious behaviour. She has this advice:
-Whether at home or going out, turn on some lights, use timer switches.
-Lock all doors and windows, almost 1 in 4 summertime burglaries involve entry through an unsecured access point.
-Use your house alarm.
-Store keys safely away from windows and letterboxes.
-Record details of valuables and don’t keep large cash amounts at home.
