Keep your home and vehicle secure
As we return to work following the summer break, Police would like to remind members of the public to ensure their homes and vehicles are secure.
Police staff will be distributing flyers throughout Christchurch and providing advice on how to keep your property safe in the coming weeks.
There are a number of simple measures you can take to make your home and vehicle less appealing to burglars.
Vehicle security to deter burglars:
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Do not leave valuables or documents with personal
information behind, especially passports.
- Park
in well-lit areas when possible.
- Always lock
your vehicles when you leave them and take your keys with
you.
- Any boats or vehicles on your property
should be disabled so they can’t be moved or towed
away.
- Consider a steering wheel lock if you
have an older vehicle - it's a great deterrent.
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Keep in contact with your neighbours and look out for each
other, too.
Home security to deter burglars:
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Lock your doors and windows.
- Record the serial
numbers of expensive electronic items and photograph these
and other valuables.
- Keep valuables out of
sight.
- Install an alarm system, get sensor
lights fitted.
- Keep garden sheds and garages
locked when not in use.
- Keep hedges or plants
around doors and windows well-trimmed, don’t give the
burglar a place to hide.
- Join or form a
neighbourhood support group.
- Note and report car
registrations and descriptions of suspicious vehicles or
people.
Offenders will often scope out an address prior to burgling.
If you see or suspect any suspicious activity, call Police straight away on 111.