To reduce the risk of thefts from dwelling during the winter holidays, the police recommend making sure that the entrance door to the home has at least two locks.
If going away for a longer period, the people are urged to ask a neighbor to check for new mail and to supervise the dwelling as well as to ensure appropriate lighting in the stair of the block or of the house.
The police warn not to keep large sums of money in the house. If the health or life is in danger, the dwellers should better yield up to aggressors’ demands. In case of attacks on the street, the victims are urged to cry for help.
More than 2,500 cases of thefts from houses and apartments were reported in 2015. About 180 thefts were committed in the period between December 25, 2014 and January 15, 2015 alone.
