Crime Prevention

To all,
Subject:- Crime Prevention advice received from the Guardia Civil

The Guardia Civil at Pilar de la Horadada have advised that persons be aware of different types of distraction thefts that are being used in our area.
1) Persons distracting victims by asking directions, being authorative about vehicle parking, pointing out damage to victims vehicles, actual or imagined or any story that will distract a possible victim.
2) Thieves watching for persons returning to cars either near to the beach or on shopping car parks. Never leave anything on view or house keys in the car.
3) Potential victims leaving banks - When withdrawing cash, always put it out of sight in handbags, wallets, etc before leaving desk or counter, no matter how long the queue is behind you, and away from the view of other clients and persons looking through windows from the street.
4) Small persons asking you to reach items from top shelves in supermarkets or causing
a distraction by arguing over produce or at the cash till.

On your urbanizations, please be aware of strangers leaving their cars amongst those of residents. We have had incidents of stolen cars, including U.K. registered ones being left near to pools whilst the thieves have been away committing crime and returning to them with stolen property. If you see strange people leaving cars in your Residencia and suspect that this is happening, contact the Police immediately directly or via the 112 system. Do not be afraid that you are making a fool of yourself and do it right away. The Police will not mind if it is a false alarm.