Remain vigilant of sticky-fingered thieves who “fish” for valuables

Blue Security has warned residents to be vigilant about where valuables are kept in the home after thieves managed to fish a resident’s laptop through the window of her home yesterday.
Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said the thieves had prowled on her Grosvenor Road property Glenmore in the early hours of yesterday morning at around 3.30am, when they must have spotted her laptop through the window. “The suspects expertly fished the laptop out of the window and fled the scene,” Mathios said.
Umbilo SAPS attended the scene of the crime.
Mathios advised residents to always ensure valuables such as laptops, tablets, cellphones and handbags were stored some distance away from windows and doors and that windows are adequately secured at night.
“Criminals have also used implements like long pool cleaning nets to fish valuables out of open windows and through security gates so be sure to always store these household tools out of sight. Make sure that your windows have been secured and consider installing outdoor beams and strip beams along the walls of your property and be sure to diligently activate these at night,” he said.