Distraction Burglary Report

Rogue Traders and Scams are one of the three priorities voted on by Chiltern Community Forum’s May meeting.

The following report by Sgt Darren Walsh, of the Neighbourhood Policing Team, based in Amersham, has useful information and advice relating to a real-life incident of suspected distraction burglary.

“Yesterday I spent most of my shift dealing with the victim of a suspected distraction burglary. A flyer had been posted through the victim’s door where a tradesman purported he was doing work at one of the neighbours’ addresses and wanted to know if there was any work that needed doing, and that a discount was available for OAP’s. During the work one of the tradesmen entered the rear of the address and was found looking around inside. Back at the station I discovered that the same people have been using the same method to get work across the Thames Valley area followed by a number of complaints about them being rogue traders. Please take care when strangers are working on your property and lock your doors.

Lets keep the most vulnerable safe – Remember the Op Gauntlet phrase “Pause and Think”“.

From Thames Valley Neighbourhood Alert 05/08/2019.

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