10 Golden Rules for a Safe Home • Keep the Door to Your Building Closed During the Day. Always Check Who Wants to Enter the Bu

Information on Burglary Prevention

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10 Golden Rules for a Safe Home  Exchange contact telephone numbers Some facts about home burglary with your neighbours so that you can  If burglars do not manage to get into a  Keep the door to your building closed be reached in an emergency. building in the first three minutes, they during the day. Always check who usually give up. wants to enter the building before  Tell elderly people in your neighbour- opening the door. hood that they can call you if unknown  Only one third of attempted burglaries persons want to come into their build- are reported, but these attempts pro-  Pay close attention to unknown per- ing. vide the police with helpful investiga- sons in the area around your building tive approaches, so it is important that you report any attempts! and approach them if necessary.  Notify the police if anything suspicious

happens. Never try to apprehend bur-  It is rarely the case that occupants are  Always turn the key twice in your glars! at home when burglaries are commit- door’s lock and do not just close it. ted.  Do not allow unknown persons into  Never hide your keys outside your your home. home.  Most burglars gain entry into buildings round the back of the ground floor!

 Close your windows and balcony  The vast majority of burglaries are doors, even if you are only out for a committed with windows and doors short time. If you notice anything suspicious, noti- being pried open. fy the police immediately by dialling  Make sure your home seems “lived- 110!  Security technology works! Half of all burglaries end during the attempt in”, even when you area away for a stage. while.

Arrange a security consultation at your home with the specialised police units of the Rhineland-Palatinate police.

Landeskriminalamt Rheinland-Pfalz [State Office of Criminal Investigation, Landeskriminalamt Rheinland-Pfalz [State Office of Criminal Investigation, Landeskriminalamt Rheinland-Pfalz [State Office of Criminal Inves- Rhineland-Palatinate] Rhineland -Palatinate] tigation, Rhineland-Palatinate]

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Mainz Zentrale Prävention/Sachbereich 15 Valenciaplatz 1-7, D-55118 Mainz Tel.: +49 (0)6131 65-0 POLICE [email protected] PREVENTION

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Polizeipräsidium Rheinpfalz www.polizei-beratung.de Zentrale Prävention/Sachbereich 15 Bismarckstr. 116, D-67059 Ludwigshafen Publisher Tel.: +49 (0)621 963-0 Landeskriminalamt Rheinland-Pfalz [email protected] [State Office of Criminal Investigation, Rhineland-Palatinate] Polizeipräsidium Westpfalz Leitungsstab 3 - Polizeiliche Prävention Zentrale Prävention/Sachbereich 15 Parkstr. 11, D-67655 Kaiserslautern Valenciaplatz 1-7 Tel.: +49 (0)631 369-0 D-55118 Mainz [email protected] Tel.: +49 (0)6131 65-0 E-mail: [email protected] Information on Polizeipräsidium Trier Home page: www.polizei.rlp.de Burglary Prevention Zentrale Prävention/Sachbereich 15 Salvianstr. 9, D-54290 Trier Tel.: +49 (0)651 9779-0 [email protected]

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