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15 December 2009

Neighbourhood Watch News

Who's Watching Your Home
Whilst You're Away?

Are you going away from home over the summer holidays? Do you know who's watching it for signs that no one's home?

“ Don't leave invitations for opportunistic thieves ”, says NHW Tasmania President Jan Dunsby. “ Signs such as overflowing mail boxes, empty driveways, wheelie bins on the pavement, unanswered phones and long grass all indicate that the house may be unoccupied ”, she said.

Ms Dunsby urged anyone leaving their home unoccupied to ask a trustworthy neighbour or a family member to collect the mail, remove empty wheelie bins, mow the lawn and sometimes park in the driveway. “ We should also turn down the ring volume on the phone, make sure all doors and windows are locked (including the garden shed) and install a timer so that interior lights come on and off in a random fashion” , she said.

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