The following email from our local police has just been received by LOSRA and it is reproduced here for the attention of residents:
I am writing this email to inform you of recent suspicious activity.
In recent months Sunbury has been the target for burglaries. A recent method for burglars to see if a house is occupied is to simply knock on the door. When a door is answered they will tell the occupant that they are looking for someone in one instance it was a doctor and in another instance it was a Mr Hughes, once the door is opened they make their excuses and leave, normally along the line of "I've been sent to the wrong address" or something similar. In many cases the person or persons are wearing high visibility jackets to look official and may say they are working for the council, gas or electric company.
If you have an encounter like this please call us and let us know sooner rather than later. The quicker we know that a suspicious person is in your road we can find them and ascertain their reasons for being in the area and knocking on doors.
They might be completely innocent however police attendance could also be the difference between finding a known burglar in our area or having a burglary occur and a distressed victim.
Thank you,
PCSO Phill Wrighton 15007
