Garden Sheds and Industrial Buildings Homeowners advised to keep garden sheds locked up this Christmas

Homeowners advised to keep garden sheds locked up this Christmas

18:12:20 17th December 2009

Homeowners have been urged to make sure they keep their garden sheds secure over the festive season, according to one newspaper.

The Newtownabbey Today reports that police in the area have highlighted the importance of keeping sheds and garages closed and locked when they are not in use.

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This is especially true if anyone is using a garden building to store Christmas presents such as bikes until the special day.

Colin Audley, a community safety inspector, told the newspaper: "Criminals know we keep goods at home to give out as presents, so by putting in simple crime prevention steps you can make it more difficult for them."

He also suggested that homeowners could help improve the safety of their local communities by showing burglars they are "switched on to crime prevention".

Recently, gardeners were advised by the Daily Telegraph to make sure all of their tools are clean before packing them away in the back of their garden sheds for another year. ADNFCR-2655-ID-19519458-ADNFCR

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