The burglary increased 5.8% in the first five months of 2013 over the same period last year, according to Prosegur and the Ministry of Interior. Therefore, caution is warranted; even in the summer season, when houses go empty long. Is a tradition each summer advise to take special care about the presence of marks or strange signs on mailboxes, doors or door openers ... Although it is a controversial topic with supporters and detractors who doubt its veracity, before the appearance of strange markings mailboxes, door openers or gates, should call the police, as recalled in the following lines. In addition, upon inspection of the agents, should erase until there is no trace of them.
Wary of unknown signs
The absence for days or weeks in the summer of thousands of families from their regular foster homes in the summer house burglaries increase. Before committing an assault on a home, friends of the alien collect information about the "prey" chosen, for which monitor for two or three days the surroundings and encoding general movements, as the inputs and outputs of each member. Therefore, it should be cautious, and follow the guidelines that are recommended to maintain safety at home (hanging clothes, TV or radio on, mailbox without cards ...), in order to try to look occupied while you are away .
In addition to marks or scratches, no other evidence with which thieves outlining your goals, such as stairs or tied empty bottles at the entrance portal tapes
On the Internet, especially, but also in some newspapers, circulating information about the signs and symbols that, in theory, would let the thieves to mark its objectives. These marks, accurate, indicate the characteristics of housing: what time is empty if no single women, the presence of large dogs ... even talk that there are different codes according to the nationalities of the thieves.
In an era of technology, chalk and punches would remain a basic tool, and made with pen mark appears next to the intercom or some scratches in the box warning be gang symbols. But not only these, as some experts point out that the spray has been incorporated as a useful tool for thieves. Therefore, one should also pay attention to these "hooligans painted" both disfigure the street. And some may also arouse suspicion stickers such as "quick locksmith".
Other grounds for suspecting
The signs of the "foreign friends" not only marks or symbols scrawled on doors and facades. There are other signs that may give clues to the nearby presence of thieves.
The existence of objects in certain places may be a sign that you are in danger of being the target of a robbery: A little cords or ribbon tied on the stairs or the bars of the house, empty bottles at the entrance or tape stuck on the door. With this technique, thieves take three or four days to make sure the house is not inhabited, and not arouse suspicions. The moments for this type of theft are the long weekends or bridges, Christmas holidays and summer.
The thieves continue groping obstacles before visiting their victims
Besides these methods, there is another more traditional: the obstacles grope a previous visit to his victims. To do this, especially in homes of elderly or people living alone, posing as beggars, religious or readers counters light or water.
And there are other attitudes that should raise suspicion: excessive attention of a technician or operator who goes home to fix something if asked to go to the bathroom, etc. In these cases, you better be too cautious to be victims of a robbery. Therefore, it should always ensure that those who visit the home for any type of repair is who he claims to be. Also, if repair the bathroom or kitchen, you should not allow anyone loitering or pry the other rooms of the house. Of course, if you have suspicions, we must never doubt that the best option is to go to the police.
How to deal with strange signs on the facade or mailbox
The authorities, though generally are skeptical at the idea of the marks left by thieves, they say that the first thing to do, if you signal that a neighbor or landlord seems unusual or suspicious appears, call the police for analysis.
And after the inspection agents to proceed to delete them or make them disappear without leaving the slightest trace.
