Burglary incident in Mattersey Thorpe, please ensure your home is secure.
This is a message sent via Neighbourhood Alert. This information has been sent on behalf of Nottinghamshire Police
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Aaron Stocks (Police, PCSO 4778, Ranskill & Sutton (East Bassetlaw)
Please be aware that on Friday 7th of February 2014 at approximately between 1930pm and 2130pm there was a burglary on Breck Lane, Mattersey Thorpe. The offender broke through a downstairs rear wooden patio door and gained entry. The offenders stolen valuable cameras, laptops and a large amount of cash.
A black toshiba laptop, White apple macbook, Two cameras a Cannon Eos 1dx Camera With 70-200 Lens and a Cannon 1d ..Mk4 Camera With A 24-105 Len and Lo Pro Nature Trekker Bag.
If you have any information about this incident please contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 000891-07022014
In light if this incident we would like to offer the following crime prevention advice:
- Ensure you lock your doors and windows even when you are in.
- Fit good quality locks to your exterior doors.
- If you have an intruder alarm make sure you set it when you go out and when you go to bed.
- Leave a light on when it’s dark, make use of timer switches and consider leaving a radio on or investing in a fake TV device.
- Register your property for free on the national property database www.immobilise.com Immobilise helps Police to reunite stolen items with their rightful owners in the event of them being recovered.
- Protectively mark your valuable property with your name and postcode preferably using a visible property marking kit such as Cremark or SelectaMARK and don’t leave valuables such as laptops on view.
- Take your keys to bed with you; don’t leave them in door locks or window locks, or in view of windows and doors.
- Confirm the identity of anyone who calls at your home who you don’t know. Beware of bogus officials. Not sure? Don’t open the door.
For additional home security advice please refer to our Securing your home guide. Further crime prevention guides can be found on our website http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/crime-prevention-guides