Fish nicked at garden ponds
Police trying to track down thieves
It’s Spider Season. It’s that time of year when creepy crawlies make an all too regular autumn appearance in our homes.
Sadly, however, they are not the only unwanted visitors at this time of year.
Yearly patterns suggest that house break-ins increase over the autumn and winter months as the nights draw in and the days get shorter.
Don’t wait until the clocks go back - take the time now to think about how to improve the security of your home.
Setting lights/lamps with timers to go on just before it gets dark is one of the easiest things that you can do.
Set different lamps to come on in different rooms at different times so that it looks from the outside as if someone is within your home.
A well- lit house looks like an occupied house and most intruders only target what looks like an empty house.
Invest in an outdoor security light. Security Alarm systems can be expensive, but can be a deterrent. Make sure that your alarm installer is NSI or SSAIB approved company.
If you hear a neighbour’s alarm, don’t presume someone else is going to take action, get up and look out your window to see where it is and report anything suspicious to the police.
Think about your garden security and whether trimming back large plants or trees around your doors/gates or windows would remove the likelihood of an intruder having anywhere to hide or gain entry to your home unnoticed.
Thankfully, house break-ins are not a common occurrence and by following common sense precautions, many can be prevented.
We are doing our bit as well - in recent weeks we have had success in catching a number of thieves in our own web.
People have been charged with a number of house break- ins in the Linlithgow area where car keys and subsequently cars were stolen.
In addition a person has been charged with the theft of a number of charity tins from various shops in the High Street of Linlithgow.
Our “Spidey senses” only help us so far and we always gratefully welcome help from members of the public.
I make this final plea to you to provide information into an ongoing spate of thefts where fish have been stolen from garden ponds in the Linlithgow area.
Please report any suspicious behaviour and take steps to protect your fish from thieves. If you have any information please get in touch.