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I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Burglary - Residential, which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey. We are investigating three reports of burglaries at homes in rural areas around Basingstoke.
The three burglaries took place in the Baughurst, Dummer and Upton Grey areas on Saturday 10 January.
Sometime between 5pm and 5.30pm, entry was gained via a first-floor patio door at a property off Duxford Lane near Dummer.
Three men, all wearing dark clothing, were seen.
It is not confirmed if anything was stolen from the property.
At around 6.30pm, a burglary took place at a house off Tunworth Road, near Upton Grey. Entry was gained via a ground floor window and some costume jewellery was stolen.
Between 7pm and 7.30pm, jewellery was stolen from a house off Baughurst Road, near Baughurst, after entry was gained via a first-floor window.
Investigations into all of these incidents are ongoing. As part of our enquiries, we will look to see if these incidents are linked, or linked to any other burglaries.
If anyone has any information about these incidents, please contact us by calling 101 and quoting 44260016101 (Dummer), 44260014209 (Upton Grey) or 44260014291 (Baughurst).
You can also report information via our website - https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
We would like to take this opportunity to remind people of steps they can take to protect their property.
Avoid giving burglars this opportunity by following these simple crime prevention tips:
• If you have to keep your jewellery at home, invest in a safe and seriously consider installing a monitored alarm system. Your insurance company will provide advice as to which type and grade of safe and alarm is compliant with your home insurance policy.
• Ensure that your home is fully secured, take this opportunity to look around your property and consider improving any areas of poor security. More information can be found at www.hampshire.police.uk
• Keep an inventory of your jewellery. This can be done on line via Immobilise, for more information go to www.immobilise.com
• Photograph your jewellery - Place your jewellery against a plain background with a ruler next to it to give an idea of size, this can then be uploaded to Immobilise
• When leaving your home ensure doors and windows are locked, and you should use timer that switch lights on when you go out to make your home look occupied.
• Book a free home security survey with the Blue Lamp Trust by calling 0300 777 0157 or by visiting www.bluelamptrust.org.uk
• Be cautious about what you say on social media as you cannot be sure who will see your posts. For example, don’t indicate that you are going on holiday.
For further crime prevention advice, please visit our website - https://www.hampshire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/
 Burglary is a particularly invasive crime that can have a lasting impact on victims. If you have been a victim and need support and help, you should have been offered the services of Victim Support. You may have declined at the time, or not noticed the offer, but can refer yourself at any time by either calling 0808 168 9111 or visiting their website www.victimsupport.org.uk. Burglars do not want to get caught, so taking action to make your home or business premises safe and less attractive to thieves can go a long way to reducing the risk. If looking to take positive action to prevent yourself from being a victim of this type of crime, help and advice can be found on the https://www.hampshire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/ Neighbourhood Watch is about people getting together with their neighbours to take action to reduce crime. They're community initiatives owned and run by their members which are supported by the police but not owned by them, although we sometimes run them. They work by developing a close relationship between community members and the local police. Go to Neighbourhood Watch website to find out what groups are active in your area and to register to join. If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at www.hampshire.police.uk, or call the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org. Get Involved Please consider getting involved by registering for these messages, this will enable you to contribute to the local priority survey. We may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
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