Crime prevention suggestions for Halton residents, in relation to residential break and enters.

The Region of Halton, in particular Oakville and Milton continue to experience an increase in the number of residential break and enters. The following is some key information regarding these crimes:

• The residential break and enters are all occurring during the day light hours.
• The culprits are selecting home that they feel are unoccupied.
• The culprits force open the front doors in order to gain entry while the home owners are away.
• The culprits are predominantly stealing jewellery and electronics.

Residents can take the following steps to minimize their risk of being victimized:

• Store any large amounts of currency or valuable jewellery, particularly family heirlooms, in a safe, secure, and hidden location.
• A safety deposit box is the preferred location to store such valuables.
• Maintain an up to date list of all valuable electronic equipment including the make, model, and serial number for each item. Store the list somewhere other than your home computer.
• Ensure your exterior doors are as secure as possible, with up to date locking systems.
• Ensure that their home does not show obvious signs of being unoccupied, such as uncollected newspapers or mail.

For additional crime prevention tips residents are encouraged to visits the Halton Regional Police website . The Safety and Security Tips can be found under the Community Policing tab on the home page. Residents without access to the internet can contact their nearest police division within Halton Region and ask to speak to the Community Support Officer.

The Halton Regional Police Service would like to thank residents for their extra vigilance in looking for any suspicious people and or vehicles on their street, and ask that this continues.

If you observe anything that you feel might be of a suspicious nature in relation to these incidents, please contact the police at (905) 878-5511. If it is an emergency situation, including a crime in progress, use the 911 emergency telephone system to contact police.

The Halton Regional Police Service is committed to solving these incidents and is continuing to investigate these break and enters. Anyone with information only is asked to contact the Oakville Criminal Investigations Bureau at (905) 825-4777 Ext 2215 or the Milton Criminal Investigations Bureau at Ext 2415 or by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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