Public is still vulnerable to opportunistic crime

Mon, 16 Nov 2015

People need to stop leaving themselves open to opportunistic criminals and risk becoming victims of crime.

Police have dealt with a number of burglaries over the last month - despite the fact its winter crime prevention campaign is in full-swing.

Inspector Derek Flint says the "time to change" message is simple but people are still being too complacent.

Last week, they caught a burglar who raided two homes in Douglas - in both cases he'd entered through unlocked doors; Inspector Flint says people have to help themselves: