Crystal Park SAPS media liaison officer Tryna Maritz made the following tips available to reduce the chances of falling victim to the crime:
- Report suspicious-looking vehicles and persons to the police immediately.
- Jot down the registration number of suspicious-looking vehicles.
- Report cases of suspicious-looking vehicles at your neighbours’ residences.
- Lock and close all doors and windows when not at home.
- Have burglar bars fitted to your windows.
- Have security doors fitted in front of your home doors.
- Do not hide keys in obvious places such as pot plants and under door mats.
- Never allow strangers to handle keys or look at key numbers.
- Change your locks when your house keys are lost.
- Keep your safe’s keys on you.
- Do not let strangers onto your property, even when they are neatly dressed.
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