Burglary before Christmas: Pensioner loses her lovingly selected gifts

Burglary before Christmas: Pensioner loses her lovingly selected gifts

The pre -Christmas period should actually be characterized by joy and contemplative moments; But for an 86-year-old woman from Leonding near Linz she becomes a nightmare. As today , her basement compartment was broken up and numerous Christmas presents that she had bought full of anticipation was stolen. This is not only an emotional loss, but also a massive financial burden in this already expensive season. The property damage amounts to several hundred euros - a heavy blow for the woman who has to live economically.

The woman only noticed the slump long after the crime, since she was not in her basement compartment over an extensive period of time. The police documented the incident that took place between April 1 and October 11th. It is also worrying that the residents in your house calls the residents of always keeping the front door closed, since there is no insurance cover for open doors. This could be seen in response to the increasing number of burglaries, as the topic of burglary protection in apartment buildings shows in the magazine Helvetia is.

a popular destination for thieves

The basement of houses are often an easy destination for burglars. A lack of security and large gap widths make thieves possible to look around inconspicuously and select their prey. According to Helvetia there are some simple safety measures to protect the basement better: stores the stocks in view, basement compartments with robust material from the Keep the basement away. In order to minimize the risk of a break -in, the basement should always be blocked and the main basement doors are kept tight.