"@MPSLewisham: 11 burglaries over the weekend, some occurred in the SE23 area - http://t.co/vYIpluGI for info on how to protect your home and possessions."

We had the police doing the rounds last night trying to raise awareness.

It's that time of year when the thieving little "squirrels" like to take advantage so they can "feather their nest" for winter, as it were.

We had someone try to get in to our sons bedroom last nite at twelve thirty ! On the forth floor via our scaffold ,the same thing happened two weeks ago ,when someone did get in and stole my sons £70 ! The police were amazing they waited on honor oak ,waldenshaw and on our road ! The good news is they caught him ,they took my son (he's only 14) to see if he recognised him and lucky he did ,so one less scumbag on our streets ,let's hope he's dealt with firmly like maybe chop both his hands off !

Sorry to hear that Sharon, sounds scary as hell.
Glad they have caught the person though, even though the penalty will not fit the crime, at least they will have a record of them.

That very good news! I take it you are on Waldenshaw Rd.

Something pertinent to be aware of, from the 'Brockley Central' forum.

http://brockleycentral.blogspot.co.uk/20...ation.html

I had this a few years ago, lady, distressed saying she was a neighbour and no leccy. I said no problem, I will pop along with you as you live close obviously She *****d off sharpish.

I fell for this same thing a few years ago. Only had a few coins in the house though, so was only parted with £3.

To clarify; my intention was to draw readers to the concluding section of that article, which I saw as pertinent to the topic of this thread.

Thanks TFM33 for pointing out the tip at the end for anyone experiencing such an attempt at a scam.