Burglars have developed a new technique to see if you're home or not

In Belgium, burglars have developed a new technique to find out if you’re home or not. Watch our video to learn what method they're using!

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Burglar

At the end of 2018, the UK saw the highest reported burglary rate in the previous 4 years. While the years before did, in fact, see a decrease in the amount of overall crime, burglary does seem to be rising. With this new method circulating on the internet, the jobs of robbers may just get a bit easier.

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The technique

In Meise, a small town in Belgium, local authorities are warning inhabitants about this new technique that they’ve seen springing up in multiple burglary cases. At first, thought to be a prankby the part of children, police soon caught on the real intention behind the act. Now that you’re informed, you’ll know exactly what’s going on should your doorbell ever ring nonstop or if you find some tape by your front door!

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