'Get sheducated', Hertfordshire Police warn

HOMEOWNERS are at risk of having their homes burgled using their own garden tools, police have warned.
Hertfordshire Constabulary warned people to get "sheducated" about the risks of keeping garden tools in unsecured sheds.
Sheds are an easy target for burglars, and police have seen a rise in burglaries taking place using victims' tools.
In the past, criminals have used a trowel, garden fork, shears and a shovel to break into houses.
Crime reduction officer Gary Sibson said: “Burglars generally don’t like to carry tools with them that they could use to break into someone’s home in case they get stopped by police.
"They will target places that make it easy for them – often choosing the homes that have been left insecure, with doors unlocked or windows left open, but also, as our crime reports are showing, where the householder has given them a helping hand by leaving something in the garden that they can use to gain entry."

(Reproduced from thisislocallondon.co.uk 22nd December)

GARDIEN TIP: Don't leave tools outside but if they are in your shed, read the advice at http://www.garden-security.co.uk/shed-security-print.htm