What to do after burglary?

Question

My friend's home was recently burglarized. Aside from the obvious (police report, insurance, get new alarm system), what else should he be doing?

Any ideas of how to get the police more involved? They seem somewhat apathetic. Maybe because they have bigger crimes to solve.

What about mitigating the risk of a follow-up robbery? I've heard that it's common for a home to burglarized multiple times. The burglar waits for the insurance claim money to be spent on new things. Any thoughts on how avoid follow-up robberies?

Answer 1

Obtain a firearms license as well as a dog. The alarm system is great but adding security cameras to the house will also provide reassurance

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Answer 2

An alarm system, and a gun would be a good place to start.
Lock your windows, install steel doors with deadbolts, and remove shrubbery and other hiding places from around the doors and windows.

The police don't really want to be involved- they didn't even want to come and take the report the first time, did they?

As far as being burglarized multiple times, (the burglar waits for the insurance claim money to be spent on new things), that is a myth. The original burglars won't have the guts to come back. Most of them are stupid, drug-addicted little cowards. Some homes are burglarized multiple times, but by multiple burglars, usually in bad neighborhoods.

Answer 3

Get a large dog to protect the home. Also buying and getting properly trained in using a firearm would help if your friend is home while the burglar returns. They might even consider starting a neighborhood watch to help look out for each other. Growing up I lived in a pretty bad neighborhood, yet my home was never burglarized. Knowing that the owner is always armed, and has a large dog protecting the property helps a lot...

Answer 4

I'm not sure, but given that kiwi law comes from England you may find that the charge is burglary, or unlawfully entering a building, house, ship or aircraft. You will find with burglary that there is a number of things to fit the charge before the defender has committed a crime. e.g House including a room, building, ship, aircraft must have an owner or is legally occupied + unlawfully entering or the use an object of some kind to enter the above + to commit a crime of any kind whatever it may be is burglary. I hope I was of some help.

Answer 5

File a report at the Police Headquarters so that if evidence are gathered later on the identity of the culprit/s, you can file the appropriate charges. Likewise, burglars will be afraid to repeat another felony because you are serious of running after them.

Answer 6

I'd suggest a Great Dane and a .45 ACP.

Answer 7

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