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PCSOs deliver surprise home security verdicts

PCSOs in Hove have been warning locals over home securityResidents in Hove have criticised the efforts of local police community support officers to raise awareness of home security.Police community support officers (PCSOs) in Hove have been criticised by local people for their efforts to highlight home security issues.

Homeowners in the area were surprised to see the officers walk into their properties without permission in order to demonstrate the dangers of leaving doors and windows unlocked during the summer months.

According to the Daily Mail, an unnamed source claimed a PCSO climbed through her window as part of the initiative.

The 38-year-old woman told the newspaper: "I really didn't know what to make of it and just stared at her for a while", the 38-year-old woman claimed.

"I thought it was a bit much really, but it did make me think."

Police in West Yorkshire have recently been dropping leaflets through unlocked UPVC windows and doors to highlight the importance of improving home security.ADNFCR-2394-ID-19264000-ADNFCR

Article Added: 14/07/2009 11:59:41
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