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TWO WEEKS AGO we saw the arrests of 26 people as part of a crackdown on burglaries in Dublin in recent weeks.
It was also reported this week that the number of burglaries in the greater Dublin area jumped for the sixth week in a row. Gardaí have been issuing warnings to people to take all reasonable precautions with respect to their homes and property during the Christmas period.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Sergeant Kelvin Courtney of the National Crime Prevention Unit said there is an increase every year in burglaries during the winter months – particularly around Christmas.
At a time when many people have cash in their homes to spend on presents or the turkey dinner, as well as expensive gifts and toys they have already bought, it can be a burglar’s paradise and a family’s worst nightmare.
“There’s just nothing more horrendous”, Courtney said. “It’s utterly personal for someone to come and break in – they’ve come into your castle.”
I’ve been burgled myself and I still think about the fact someone had the gumption to come in and take what they wanted and if I’d only had the doors locked up properly… There’s no point in beating yourself up about it but if you carry out some simple steps you can help prevent it happening.
There are over 26,000 burglaries each year in Ireland and the winter months give the criminals involved a longer cover of darkness.
Aggravated burglaries
People are unfortunately also at risk of a more menacing and dangerous crime – aggravated burglary.
“They do occur and they are an absolute scourge,” Courtney said. “They usually are coming in because they believe there is a lot of money or something valuable in the house. The best thing for you to do as a victim is cooperate for as long as possible.”
Everything can be replaced except your family so do everything to keep your family safe.
Ahead of Christmas, people should avoid keeping large volumes of money at home and should keep expensive items out of plain sight. Courtney said it is really all about making it as difficult for a burglar as possible so lock doors and windows with locks that are difficult to tamper with, have an alarm (and turn it on) and make it hard for them to find your valuables if they do get in by hiding them away.
Gardaí are highlighting these four points of advice for householders in the run-up to Christmas Day…
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Hopefully now that things are calming he might take time out to release a new Gangham song for us fans.
Quick! Someone stop Leo before he invites him here!
@pats brandon: what has Leo got to do with this?
@Fabio Dillon: it’s called a humorous comment and as for Leo and Kim that won’t happen as there is no way you can be seen to meet with a monster, who has destroyed his peoples lives and forced more than a few people to leave their home and birth place for a better life and whose people are now suffering from food shortage, no money and health system that is 3rd world and has people dying as a result.
But if Kim has no problem with this and can overlook Leo’s faults and failings to the irish people so be it
@nelly:
Trying to compare Ireland to NK is moronic, even if its an attempt to be humourous.
@Walt Jabsco: so sorry snowflake, did I upset you
@Walt Jabsco: who performed your humour bypass?
Damn good whoever it was….
@Dessie Deratta:
I have a great sense of humour thanks sweetheart – it’s just that there was nothing even remotely funny in Nelly’s comment.
@Walt Jabsco: 25 thumbs up and counting says different. Unfortunately the journal and snowflakes, like yourself got rid of the red thumbs down, as you don’t do rejection well. Smiley face, smiley face, humorous face, laughing face. Wave bye bye
@Walt Jabsco: I’d say you’re great Craic over a pint.
@nelly: except for food shortage, I agree 100%
@Walt Jabsco: No you don’t and yes there was.
@pats brandon: Leo can invite Justin Trudea for an afternoon of ..
Orange Mocha Frappuccino’s ! !!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTrxEQnPtAg
@nelly: yeah it’s not a humorous comment. Completely and utterly a non relevant comment. Thanks for your dribble though.
Chins finally taking some responsibility for this rogue leader with nuclear weapons which they created…….Have to give Trump some credit for this…..
@pc_comments: What are you talking about?
@pc_comments: in this case you could use the common typo “rouge regime” and still be right.
@pc_comments: yes, puzzled myself. Read somewhere, USA has 5500 nuke warheads, Russia has about 4000 nukes, China has 250, India and Pakistan have about 5 each, and there is world panic that Rocket Man may have 1 ???
Expel some Chinese diplomats.
We don’t need an actual reason….or must we wait till British spooks instruct us to?
@Dessie Deratta: What has china done on ireland?
@Sean Conway: What have the Russians done to Ireland? Tory boys Leo and Simon wanting to please their superiors.
@Dessie Deratta: Stick to your day job.
@Sean Conway: As we see from the Russian affair we don’t need a reason…neither China nor Russia have every done Ireland any harm.
But lets expel them to show solidarity with the Pentagon.
Donald will sort out all those lads
@Ger Burke: The guy can’t even hire a lawyer.
@Larry Doyle: Thanks for the leftie input. Took a while for you to come up with that I’d say.
Now, let’s hope these two lads can sort things out themselves. No need for the US to stick their beak in. N.korea are no more a threat to the world than Wales are.
@Centerro:
Tell that to the South Koreans
@Walt Jabsco: actually the SoKos are scared that Trump will start a war that will kill millions of them.
@Dessie Deratta:
It’s possible to be afraid of both the US and NK you know. They just don’t want a war full stop, and who could blame them?
@Walt Jabsco: It’s ok for th US to have a civil war. but korea or anyone shouldn’t?
@Sean Conway: They did have one. 1950 to 1952. Read a history book.
Another triumph for Trump.
Its a good step forward
Funny how a guy that’s worshipped so much in North Korea is so scared that he has to take secret trips abroad. Thought he’d be a guy for full state honours when he travels abroad. But then the north Koreans probably don’t even know he’s gone!
@Adrian: apparently he is afraid of flying.
Perhaps not for the same reason that many people are.
@Adrian: probably so much secrecy because he’s scared of being assassinated or being kidnapped by the CIA.
If either happened the country would deny it and his clone would take over!
I’d love to go for a pint him
@johnbunton: with him
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