Free Alarms for White Van Traders

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WHITE van traders in Shipston-on-Stour are being offered free car alarms from today(November 16).

Police are offering the devices in response to an increase in the number of white vans being broken into in south Warwickshire.

PC Nick Stephens said: "The advice from the police is that all valuables and tools etc should be removed from the vehicle when left unattended over night, as if it isn't in the van it can't be stolen.

"Tools left in vehicles are often uninsurable. However the police are realists and often this best advice may not be practicable in certain circumstances. Also those that follow this advice are finding their empty vans are still being broken into."

The battery powered alarms, which are available from the police station in Shipston on a first-come first-serve basis, have a siren which activates as soon as the vehicle is entered.

PC Stephens added "These cheap effective alarms will ensure no thief breaking into a van will want to hang about to be seen and help to protect tradesmen from loss and distress."

For more information call PC Nick Stephens at Stratford Police Station on 01789 444598.