The police officer pointed out the weak point in his home: it breaks instantly and the damage is huge.

In Klaipėda, residents of Giraitės Street noticed that thieves entered the house through the terrace door: they took out gold jewelry, two computers, four watches and documents. Losses – 11.5 thousand. euros

In Šiauliai, after midnight, two men entered an elderly woman’s apartment through an unopened balcony window, who beat the apartment’s owner and robbed him of 200 euros.

In Jonava, 20.3 thousand people disappeared from the safe in the apartment without any sign of theft. Euro, men’s watch and leather bracelet.

The hostess, who arrived at an uninhabited farm in Kalvarijai township, did not even notice that the thieves had visited her, saw no sign of theft, but the woman lost the keys to the farm buildings, earrings of gold and alcohol stored on the farm. A total loss of € 390 was incurred.

These are just a few examples of how long-fingered people can enter or clean farms, apartments or houses without the owners realizing it.

Warns garden owners

Sigitas Šemis, chief of the Trakai District Police Commissioner, says that the robbers’ prey often occurs due to the negligence of the residents themselves, and now a new season for long-fingered people is just beginning, during which they They search for Lithuanian victims in such popular gardens.

“One of the objects for such thieves is gardens. The gardener season has already started. The gardener works in his garden or yard, leaving the house open: phone, wallet, perhaps a tablet. Thieves walk through the gardens and search for those keyless cabins. They get in easily, take a bag or whatever they see on hand and run away, “said the interlocutor.

A police spokesperson noted that such crimes are seasonal, beginning precisely in the spring, when residents run to their gardens and orchards. To avoid this theft, garden owners should remember to close the premises with valuables, even if they are left for a short time.

“These thieves walk bravely: they pretend to be looking for something, they come to ask. They are not aggressive, it is important to them that nobody can see them better and can silently steal unlocked houses,” said S. Šemis.

In describing the perpetrators of such crimes, the police officer named them as belonging to the class of the simplest thieves, mostly antisocial and addicted, mainly to drugs. These thieves do not use special tools or need to be qualified to commit robberies. For them, it generally doesn’t matter what they steal, it is important that they satisfy their addiction after receiving a valuable item or money.

I like to work every morning

Another category in which thieves are light prey is housing in multiple apartment buildings in large cities.

“It is a very common way for thieves to enter the staircase of an apartment building and check the doors of the apartments. This is generally done during the day. If the door is opened, they take everything they find valuable in the hallway, “said the interlocutor.

These thieves usually try not to enter the depths of the apartment, because they want to remain invisible in every way and not be caught.

What do we usually keep in the hallways? These are bags, phones, bank cards, keys. Everything stored in the corridors disappears in the easiest way, “emphasized the police representative.

From their long work experience, S. Šemis noticed that these thieves go looking for that loot every morning, as if they were going to work.

“They go, for example, to the sleeping area and from one to a house, then from another to another. A thief enters when someone enters through an intercom. They remember that they took a pizza to a neighbor or forgot the keys, and the residents gave them they opened the front door of the apartment openly, ”he said.

However, if such long fingers are found in the apartment or if you agree to the apartment door, the police do not advise fighting with those long fingers. Because they are often tormented by addiction, it is difficult to predict what their reaction might be or what they might have in their pockets. Therefore, in the event of such a collision, the police are called to call as soon as possible.

“Their main goal is to steal the unnoticed. They don’t want to go back to the detention center, the correctional facility. They won’t give up easily anyway. Therefore, I would urge residents to take note of as many signs as possible in such cases and to report to 112 immediately. We have many forces in the cities: the sooner the information reaches the patrols, the more likely they are to be arrested if the characteristics of the person are indicated, “said the police representative.

It doesn’t just fall out the door

Another category distinguished by S. Schemis is the theft of an apartment through unsealed windows, balconies or terraces.

“It is more relevant for first-floor residents and not necessarily just for apartment buildings, but also for individual houses. If the criminal sees a useful window, it will not pass easily, he will think that he can enter and steal something, “warned the interlocutor.

An increase in such crimes is also observed when the air is heated and people begin to ventilate or cool the facilities more frequently. Residents should at least make sure that valuables like phones and watches are not kept near windows.

A police officer noted that such robberies without signs of robbery generally occur in waves: the more people participate in freedom, the more robberies occur.

“In general, these people have been convicted more than once or twice. After serving their sentences, they return to freedom and do the same thing again. It is difficult to socialize them and return them to society,” said S. Šemis.

The prohibition does not apply due to negligence in the event of theft.

Andrius Gimbickas, the head of residential property insurance at Lietuvos Draudimas insurance company, emphasizes that in case of theft without theft, the insurance available to the owner will not be valid. Theft is recognized in the company when theft is committed by breaking the lock or other locking mechanisms, using false keys or using other technical means.

“Unfortunately, careless and reckless customers cannot expect compensation. The entire market practice in unsecured weather events when thieves enter the facility without signs of intrusion, for example through an unopened window, balcony, terrace, doors without key. In other words, there are no obstacles to enter the room and commit theft, “he explained.

The interlocutor said that such cases occur: people leave the door to the terrace open and go to the neighbors. There have been times when thieves can take out the computers, bags, and money that lie outside the terrace door, while the hosts sleep peacefully on the second floor at that time.

“Such cases are more common in the summer, so we recommend that residents do not leave doors, windows, and balconies open unattended. At that time, during the winter, when people return home, they simply do not close the door of the apartment and they go to sleep, so when the thief opens the door, the bags lying next to him become loot, “said A. Gimbickas.

The interlocutor urged to be even more alert at this time: the increase in unemployment and an economic recession could increase the number of robberies, along with the risk of losing property.

Quarantine has changed theft trends

An insurance company spokesperson notes that quarantine has slightly reversed burglary trends: So far, there has been a noticeable decrease in the burglary rate in residential homes, as quarantine has caused people to spend more time at home. and don’t travel anywhere.

On the other hand, more than 30 percent. There has been an increase in thefts from non-residential buildings, which have long remained homeless, such as farms.

“We associate increased theft with quarantine in some regions, especially where there are many farms: for example, during the four months of this year, the ownership of 8 clients was affected in the Švenčionys district, 9 in the district of Molėtai and 11 in Rokiškis, only one theft of the insured home. More thefts were reported in the city and the Panevėžys district, in the Alytus, Pasvalys and Šalčininkai districts, “said A. Gimbickas.

Money, jewelry, computer equipment, watches, and photographic equipment generally disappear during burglary of residential homes. And from non-residential premises: lawn mowers, work tools, bicycles, electrics and chainsaws.

According to company data, on average during a robbery, a loss of 410 euros is caused by an apartment, and 1.2 thousand euros by a house. euros The average robbery damage of thefts from warehouses, saunas and garden houses is 300 euros.