Advice on Staying Safe & Protecting yourself from Robbery

Advice on Staying Safe & Protecting yourself from Robbery

We continue to tackle robbery in your local area. While we are investigating and arresting those responsible, please consider following the below advice to keep yourself and your property safe:

Do not leave your phone, tablet or other digital goods unattended, out of sight or on a table.

Be aware of your surroundings and only use your phone when it is safe to do so.

Put your phone away when you have finished using it.

Secure your phone by choosing a strong pin or password

Set up a tracking app on your phone so you can see where it is from another device like a laptop. Use it as soon as possible, before thieves have a chance to disable it.

Turn off message previews, so that thieves won’t see any messages about reset or login codes when your phone is locked.

Keep a note of your IMEU number (to access, type *#06# on your phone keypad)

Plan your route, especially if you are going somewhere you have not been before. Keep to busy, well-lit streets and walkways. Move with purpose and appear confident.

While mobile phones use in public is a high priority, please be mindful with all personal property of value whether within shopping centre, walking on the street or using public transport in particular at peak times.

Please visit the met police website link below for more information on personal safety.

Personal safety: how to stay safe | Metropolitan Police

We hope the information above is useful and addresses to some degree the concerns that you have raised. If you have experienced this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk/, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101.

Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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Aadil Hussain
(Metropolitan Police, PCSO, SNT Lower Edmonton)