Even though holiday celebrations will be different this year many of us will still be exchanging gifts or buying the family large ticket items like big screen TVs, computers and gaming consoles. Most of us will also be throwing out the boxes the items came in announcing to the world what we were treat to over the holiday.
Unfortunately by throwing out those boxes in your weekly trash you make it easy for thieves to know there are things in your home that are worth the risk to steal.
Winnipeg Police say that there are a number of things we can do to avoid being targeted by thieves this holiday season such as:
- Break down any boxes you are throwing out and put them inside your recycling can as close to the time of your garbage pick-up as possible. Think about keeping broken-down boxes inside in a garage, for example until the evening before your regular garbage pick-up. Some burglars actually look inside garbage cans for evidence of holiday gifts.
- Take your holiday cardboard directly to the dump or recycling station, making sure that your address is not on any of the packaging.
- Dont share gift information online so that everyone knows whats (new) in your home
Don’t make it easy for thieves to steal your stuff!
© News4.ca 2020
