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Message is clear: take care of your stuff!

Property gets stolen, but their rightful owners should make more effort to ensure security, is the message of the crime agencies
Westlea becomes burglary hot spot

West Swindon residents are being warned to ensure all house windows and doors are locked, as police have been dealing with an increase
in burglaries in recent months - particularly in Westlea.
At the West Swindon Forum community beat manager Tim Closes in Toothill, and there have been incidents or intimida-
Titchener, right, said, “electrical goods such as TVs, laptops, tion with dangerous dogs in Cottington Close, Freshbrook.
cameras, Wii kit, PS3, X-boxes have all been stolen. Offenders “Our policing pledge is to spend 80 per cent of our time in
are gaining access via insecure doors and windows. Please the community, either in uniform or plain clothes, but ulti-
review your security arrangements to ensure that all doors mately we will catch these people with information supplied
and windows are locked overnight. Are locks on garage doors by residents,” said Tim. “If you’re experiencing anti-social
good enough? Some have been forced and thieves can gain behaviour or you see people loitering around a car or near
access through internal doors which are often left unlocked.” property, we want to know about it.”
He added that bicycles, motorbikes and scooters are targeted However he said some of the persistent offenders are 14
by teenage offenders who joyride them along paths and al- year olds who need to be persuaded away from crime.
leyways in West Swindon. He also pointed out that anti-social To report a problem to the two West Swindon neighbour-
behaviour is on the increase around Edington and Stamford hood police teams, call 0845 408 7000.
What have you got to lose? Help keep Swindon the safest town for motor theft
Just think what’s on your mobile, your laptop or the satnav and what problems you’ll have if one or all are stolen.
Swindon is the safest place in the country when it comes to car crime
according to national insurance company Endsleigh – but motorists are
warned not to be complacent.
In late March and early April Swindon Council’s parking services and
the police, through the Community Safety Partnership, are planning a
‘what have you got to lose?’ campaign to promote vehicle security.
Leafl ets will be given out or placed on windscreens asking if valuables
are out of sight, and glove compartment left open to show opportunist
thieves that you are aware of security issues.
“The campaign aims to ask you what cost you’ll be faced with if a
valuable item is stolen,” said crime reduction offi cer Roland Thacker.
“These high value goods may have a lot of personal information that
you don’t want to lose; your insurance excess may not cover them, and
the time you have to take off work to sort out the problems could be Tackling town centre car crime together. Police, car park attendants, InSwindon
expensive and inconvenient for you.” offi cers and crime prevention offi cers

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