Thieves go online to know when homes are empty

A top Garda has told how thieves are using Facebook and Twitter to spy on their victims to discover when they leave their homes on holidays or on social occasions.

Thieves go online to know when homes are empty
Thu, 30 Aug, 2012 - 01:00
Lynne Kelleher

Insp Niall Featherstone from the Garda National Crime Prevention Unit has also revealed that almost one-in-three burglars break in straight through the front door.

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