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Published:
September 21, 2006
Burnham-On-Sea residents warned over cat flap burglars
 Police
are warning residents in Burnham-On-Sea not to get caught napping
by leaving cat flaps insecure.
The
warning comes after a spate of incidents in the Somerset West
police region - which covers Burnham - during the last week when
homes have been broken into after entry via a cat flap.
On
each occasion the offender has first removed a tool from a nearby
shed or outhouse and then used it to poke through the flap and
unlock doors or bolts.
"Flaps
should always be secured at night and sheds or outbuildings properly
locked, with garden tools put away and secured," said a police
spokesman.
"In
each of the break-ins, purses, wallets and bags were taken and
the offender made a quick exit. All valuables should be hidden
from openings so as not to tempt an opportunist thief."
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