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Mary
Quick witted
neighbour
Mary saw a suspicious
couple calling next door
claiming to have lost a
ball in the garden.
Mary noted the couple’s
vehicle details and
called the police. Turns
out they were
distraction burglars.

Mary kept out

distraction burglars.
Make sure you do too!
Always call
your local police.

Don’t
open the
posed by models

Every police force

in the UK working
together to fight
distraction burglary
door!
In an emergency call 999
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Harbans
Local crime
fighter
When men posing as
police officers called at
Harbans’ house, he
kept the door closed
while he called local
police to check their
identity. Turns out they
were bogus officials!

Harbans kept out

distraction burglars.
Make sure you do too!
Always call
your local police.

Don’t
open the
posed by models

Every police force

in the UK working
together to fight
distraction burglary
door!
In an emergency call 999
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Jean
There’s no
distracting her!
When two men claiming
to be from the ‘Water
Board’ called at Jean’s
house, she called the
police because Jean
knew ‘Water Boards’ no
longer exist. The men
are now behind bars.
Jean kept out
distraction burglars.
Make sure you do too!
Always call
your local police.

Don’t
open the
posed by models

Every police force

in the UK working
together to fight
distraction burglary
door!
In an emergency call 999
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John
Burglar Buster!
John’s quick call to police
helped stop a bogus caller
pretending to be a meter
reader from an energy
supplier. John had signed
up to the Priority Service
Register password
scheme and the caller
didn’t know the password.
John rightly, refused to
open his door.

John kept out

distraction burglars.
Make sure you do too!
Always call
your local police.

Don’t
open the
posed by models

Every police force

in the UK working
together to fight
distraction burglary
door!
In an emergency call 999