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burglary in moray rd finsbury park
at 3.40am a dustbin was chucked though a bay sash window and a new apple mac pc was stolen, the thief was seen by the owner climbing back out the window, the thief was seen 10 mins before walking up and down the street he was wearing a moter bike crash helmet , if anyone has been burgled or has had some one try to break in please let me know on samhadfield@hotmail.co.uk from 24hr carpenters and locksmiths so we can add this in our monthly news letter or phone me on 07940775651
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What with this and the muggings and attacks detailed on the other thread, I'm feeling a bit depressed...
The Met Office are prophesying bright sunshine and no rain on Bank Holiday Monday!
thanks for your post what these people are doing is looking at things on display i know we should be able to leave things were we want but today we just cant sad, a few things i tell people make sure you dont leave garden tools in garden try and lock them away i know it was not yours nut like you said it came from 5 doors away , another thing people seem to do is to have overgrown hedges which becomes a black spot i will post my newsletter on here now so people are aware and can keep a eye out sam
It does get a bit out of control sometimes though so if there any accomplished hedge trimmers amongst us I'd appreciate tips on pruning. I had a try but had to improvise with the tools (kitchen scissors) and then got bored, so it's a little bit wonky now.
If in doubt keep them out
some tips from sam hadfield from 24hr carpenters and locksmiths
Reporting any unfamiliar people knocking on doors and hanging around
Checking callers identity
if a distraction burglary has taken place or been attempted, encourage the victim to report it as quick as possible
HOW DOES A BURGLARS MIND WORK
burglary on the whole is a opportunist crime a burglary will select his target because it offers him the best opportunity to carry out his crime with the fewest number of obstacles in his way
side gates open
accessible windows open
ladders left out for them to use
garden tools available to force entry
untrimmed hedges and high fences preventing natural surveillance
We live in London so expect crime at some point, and recognise its liklihood/unliklihood but we should be allowed to react how we want to. I don't like other people deciding whats good for me to hear and what isn't. If something bad happens to me and a behaviour change could have prevented it i can't see how its helpful holding back?
I suppose the counter argument would be something along the lines of keeping potential terror threats under wraps to manage fear vs actual liklihood, but on a local scale i think we should know.
I love to know what goes on around my area and share information, especially as there is a lot of crime.
Im really pleased to know Sam the man exists and will contact him if i need to.
Thanks for your news letter and updates, keep em coming!
Bridget
If i were about to blow £250-300k on a flat, i'd like to know a bit more detail about what happens in an area rather than just looking at the statistics that are available which don't tell you anything. Also (a rather extreme analogy), if i didn't have background knowledge i'd be booking a nice city break to Bagdhad as i've heard its a very nice place although a little hot in summer.
None of what i read on here would make me like the area less, i accept it's shortcomings. It should also be noted that probably if there was a www.knightsbridge.org, you'd read similar stories too. It's just London.
I think this is all fine anyway, surely a huge reason for this board's existence is so everyone can be nosey and hear about all the local scandals.
window restricters are fitted on the two sides of the top sash window this stops the window opening moor then 5in top and bottom you can unscrew the studs to open the window if you want to clean windows this stops anyone opening say your front room window when you are sitting in garden haveing the bbq and stops kids falling out the window