It’s competition time again! Thanks to the great response we had last time on our first-ever Facebook Giveaway we thought we’d kick off the New Year with another superb giveaway from Crime Prevention Products.

This time around we’re giving away a Personal Safety Kit to one lucky follower of our Facebook page.

The Personal Safety Kit From CPP Consists off…

• Baysik Personal Rape Alarm
• Sports & Hikers Sponge Alarm
• Purse Dipping Bells
• Mini Foaming Defence Spray

All you need to do is just click the ‘Like’ button on our page and you’ll receive a free entry into the Personal Safety Kit draw.

Don’t worry if you’ve already ‘Liked’ our Facebook page, as ALL followers of the CPP Facebook page will be entered into the draw.

Unlike last time, however, we won’t be having a time constraint on the competition – this time around we’re after a ‘magic number’. As soon as we reach 600 Likes, we’ll dust off the ol’ trusty hat, drop everyone’s names in there and pick a winner for our superb Personal Safety Kit.

So, what are you waiting for, get ‘Liking’ CPP on Facebook and don’t forget to share this with your friends.

It’s time for the details of our CPP Facebook Giveaway competition.

We’re allowing one lucky person to claim their very own – FakeTV – the small lamp that glows like a Television!

OK, we’ve said it’s a ‘Giveaway‘, but we’re really looking for something in return… Likes!

The more ‘Likes‘ we have on our Facebook page then the more times we’ll be able to offer special promotions like this one!

Sound good so far?

All you have to do is ‘Like’ the CPP facebook page and in 5 weeks time we’ll bung everyone’s name into a very smart hat and pick a random winner.

For those of you, who have already liked the page then don’t despair – as all you need to do is suggest the CPP Facebook page to a friend and if they ‘Like’ us, (and why not), then they just need to send us a quick message that you referred them to our page and your name will be added into the draw as well.

The closing date for this competition is Thursday the 1st of December 2011, @ 7pm. We’ll then run our random draw and one lucky person will win a fab FakeTV.

Good Luck Everybody!

As a nation of bargain hunters we’re always looking for the best deal, no matter where or what it is! Some people will go out and purchase products they don’t even need, just because it has a ‘sale’ or ‘reduced’ sticker on it. Then there are the people who spend all their time visiting car boot sales looking for the ultimate bargain ala David Dickinson lookalikes. Great fun but remember you take a risk when visiting the car boot sale as you cannot be sure of the state of a particular product until you get home and fully try it out and don’t even think of a refund.

We, at Crime Prevention Products, understand that everyone deserves a bargain – hence, why we have our special offers area. There you’ll find genuine products which we feel is important to home and personal security. Don’t forget these products are only available in the sale area for a very short time period.

As the credit crunch hits, British holidays will be on the increase that means back to the ‘good old days’ of camping and caravanning. Packing all your belongings into the back of your car or caravan, arriving at your destination unhitching you caravan or tent. Just look around and ask yourself “how safe are my belongings?” as many caravans or mobile homes can contain expensive possessions. Since around 3000 caravans are stolen each year, there are several precautions you can do to help keep your valuables safe.

Look for a site that has been checked by the local Police. When stopped, make sure all your windows and sky lights are locked. A fitted caravan hitch lock is always good to stop thieves quickly hitching up. Clamp your wheels even if you are stopping for 1 night.

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A new iniative in South Devon has seen the local Police in Torbay send Christmas Cards out to well known thieves and trouble makers in the area. Although the message contained within the cards did spread some Christmas cheer it also reminded the petty criminals that they are being monitored and not to engage in criminal behaviour over the festive period.

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Thieves and burglars seem to think we’re easy pickings and not too fussed about our valuables, property or personal belongings. We actually make it easy for them to take our stuff. Why would I say such a thing. We’ll here’s some examples of how easy we make it for thieves and burglars that we have all been guilty of at some point in time.

Snow Dropping Clothes

Clothes drying on a washing line are easy targets for thieves looking to upgrade their fashion range. Most of the time this type of theft is down to people leaving out there washing well into the evening or even at night-time mostly through forgetfulness. Installing security lights in your garden that will come on in the evening and deter potential intruders is the best way to deal with snow dropping thieves.

Back Pocket Wallets

Why do people still carry their wallets in their back pocket. Its an ideal target for pickpockets when they see the unmistakable bump in your trousers or jeans back pocket. If you have to carry wallets around with you then placing them in your front pocket is a much wiser decision especially in crowded areas.

Keys Left in the Ignition

A large percentage of people still leave keys in the ignition of their car because there just popping down to the shops or paying for petrol and it only takes a few minutes. It takes a car thief seconds to enter your vehicle and drive off. Break the habit of giving someone the opportunity of stealing your car – simple vehicle security : lock doors and windows and never leave your car keys in the ignition.

My Password is Password

The majority of us are on-line and we have accounts holding various information about ourselves including bank or credit card details. Security should be at the forefront of all our thoughts when we select our passwords. Having your password as ‘password’ or ‘letmein’ is just asking for trouble. Keep your details secure, mix up your password with an alapha-numeric password and no less than 6 characters length. Remember, identity theft is a fast rising profitable area for thieves don’t help them by having easy-to-work-out passwords for your computer or on-line profiles.

Leaving House Windows Open

The summertime brings with it good weather if we’re lucky enough – unfortunately good weather also brings with it the chance of opportunity for house burglars as we leave windows open to cool down the house. You can install window security that will help protect your home from an intruder or take it to the next level and get CCTV installed in your home.

We hope these tips will make your realise that bad habits, forgetfulness or sometimes just sheer laziness in protecting your possessions is what makes a thief or burglar’s job all the more easy.

The amount of oil held in the average outdoor central heating oil tank is probably worth at least £1200 and is now making it a real target for thieves.  Terry Rattee, Managing Director of Crime Prevention Products said “When you hear that thieves are already stealing petrol and diesel from cars parked up in the street because of the high cost of fuel at the moment, it was obvious that it wouldn’t be long before they  realised the huge profits to be made by stealing heating oil.”

There are two things that can be done to help prevent this type of crime. The first is to install a Driveway Alarm in the vicinity of the Oil Tank so that if anyone goes in the area of the tank, an alarm or chime is sent wirelessly to a receiver unit in the house.  (You may even fit additional movement detectors elsewhere around the garden which will send a signal to the same receiver unit inside). This way, the occupier is made aware of the movement and can take the necessary steps to stop the theft early.

The second is to secure the storage tank using a  Chaperone Siren Padlock Alarm which is robustly made and will trigger a 110 decibel two-tone alarm if tampered with!  Although the alarm stops after 10 seconds of inactivity, it will immediately re-sound if moved again and not many thieves want to hang around when such an alarm is going off, for fear of being caught.

Terry added “This Padlock Alarm is corrosion resistant and made with a hardened zinc alloy body and will sound off whether moved or subjected to shock (like being hit with a hammer or jemmy).  It is weather resistant and the batteries can only be accessed when the padlock has been unlocked.”

POLICE officers have been conducting house to house inquiries in areas of Ramsey in relation to the ongoing investigation into a series of suspected arson incidents.  Two suspicious fires have now occurred in the town during the last 3 weeks.   The second happened at property in the Summerland area when a take- away food container was pushed into the letterbox and set alight.

A spokesman for the Northern Neighbourhood Policing Team said: ‘We are trying to gather as much information as possible and I am grateful for our community’s continued support and co-operation.”

If anyone has concerns about the security of their property, with particular regard to their letterbox access, you can get  Anti Arson Letterboxes  (see example right)  and metal Visor Guards (see below) which will defeat the criminal, hands down!

The Fireproof letterbox contains a small polymer tube filled with  Ozone-Friendly FE-25 which will extinguish any fire within seconds, AND prevent it from re-igniting!

The Visor Guard helps prevent anyone reaching in through the letterbox to unlock the door or even to see much if they just try and peek in because they can only look downwards.  

Police are also hunting an arsonist who struck at a house in Dalton last week. A number of firefighters battled to stop the blaze spreading through the mid-terrace house in Harpe Inge, after being called at 2.45am. Petrol had been used to fuel the fire, which ripped through the downstairs rooms and spread to the rest of the house.  Smoke pouring from the blaze forced occupants of the adjoining houses to flee. 

Finally, in yet another attack an explosion which partially demolished a house in the West Midlands is being treated as arson, police have said. The blast in Smethwick, just before 5pm caused a severe fire and 3 people living at the three-storey semi-detached home were accounted for and a number of nearby neighborus were taken into temporary accommodation overnight.