Keep your house secure

Residents reminded to keep houses secure in Horsham and Mid Sussex

11 January 2013

With residents going back to work and school this week, Sussex Police is reminding home owners to make sure their houses are secure and not easy targets for burglars.
The evenings are dark and with the festivities over, homes are likely to be empty during the day and early evening while residents are out at work.

Detective Inspector Tanya Jones said: "It is important for residents to make sure their properties look like they have someone at home. We always encourage people to leave lights on or use timers so they come on if they are not at home.

Don't make it easy for burglars to know you are not in. Use security lights which are activated by movement to light up the outside of your property and make sure all your external doors are properly secured with extra locks.

"If you see something which isn't right or people acting suspiciously in your area please call the police and report it. You know what is out of place in your road."

Mid Sussex and Horsham districts have had an increase in burglaries since September. The last break-in was from a house on Paddockhurst Road in Turners Hill on January 8 between 10am and 6.30pm. An untidy search had been
made of the house and electrical items and jewellery had been stolen.

On December 23 a house was broken into on Guildford Road, Horsham between December 15 and December 23. The burglars gained access through a conservatory door and stole a laptop.

On January 5 a property on Riverside in Upper Beeding was broken into and an untidy search was made of the bedrooms and jewellery was taken.
Anyone who saw anything suspicious is asked to contact police on 101 quoting Operation Molloy in Horsham or Operation Regatta in Mid Sussex.

A 26-year-old man from Surrey has been arrested on suspicion of burglary with links to 13 burglaries in Mid Sussex between September 18 and October 22. He has been  bailed until February 11 while further enquiries take place.





Derek Pratt
Deputy Chairman
Sussex Neighbourhood Watch Federation
Tel: 01293 418164
Mobile: 07726 730562