'House For Sale' - A New Type of Distraction Burglary

There is a new method of Distraction Burglary.

Offenders are targeting premises 'For Sale'; they either arrange a day to view the property or call in on spec saying that they were in the area and noticed the For Sale board.

This type of crime has happened in a number of different areas within Leicestershire including Kirby Muxloe.
The number of people arriving for the viewing varies from 2 to 5 and has been a mixture of both men and woman and from a variety of ethnic backgrounds including Eastern European and Asian.
Once inside the property the owner is distracted by members of the viewing party whilst others steal their purses/mobile phones, jewellery or anything else they can get their hands on.

Please pass this information onto anyone you know who has a property 'For Sale'.
As a precaution people should only accept viewings made through their Estate Agent and be vigilant throughout the viewing.

If you have any information that may help the police in any of their enquiries please contact Leicestershire Police on 0116 22 22 222 or alternatively if you wish to remain anonymous you can call crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111.