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House tagged for burglary?

On 22 Sep 2016 at 1:47pm Guido wrote:

Looks like we have had our house tagged for a possible burglary/theft. A yellow paint circle has appeared on the pavement at the top of our drive by the water meter. Have contacted services and discovered that the water companies will only use blue markings and Gas companies use yellow. Gas and water companies know nothing of any reason for this mark so we can only assume it's for something else. Police have been informed. Has anyone else found such markings in the Lewes area?

On 22 Sep 2016 at 3:52pm Gentleman of the road wrote:

Gor blimey guv, I aint seen nor heard of they marks for donkeys years.

On 22 Sep 2016 at 4:05pm xplorer2 wrote:

Is the pavement there in good condition? Yellow circles are often used to mark repair sites

On 22 Sep 2016 at 6:14pm guido wrote:

It a perfectly good dropped kerb. No repairs needed. No marks anywhere else in the road either. There really is no explanation for it other than a tag.

On 22 Sep 2016 at 6:26pm Corporal Jones wrote:

Any burgular with an ounce of common sense is not going to risk been seen "tagging" you with paint when they could just make a mental note of the house number or other identifying feature!
someone could be marking a "route", private survey company, a distance marker to name just a few examples.
Don't panic and jump to conclusions.......

On 22 Sep 2016 at 7:20pm Aburglar wrote:

Yellow marks the ones I do last Friday of each month
Can you leave your biggest tele by the door - I have a bad back

On 22 Sep 2016 at 9:19pm Earl of Lewes wrote:

@Guido - I think you're being a bit paranoid. There are so many subcontractors out there, it's quite possibly that a large company doesn't know it's arse from its elbow. I know that tramps used to leave marks for other gentlemen of the road, pointing out a house with a kind owner, but I don't think burglars go around spraying yellow circles next to water mains. If I were you, I'd be asking myself why I was so worried and how rational it was. Have you come from London, where the crime rate is much higher?

On 22 Sep 2016 at 10:02pm Canny House Buyer wrote:

Earl- do you have a problem with London people, you continually post derogatory comments about ordinary people who go about their normal lives and probably want to live in Lewes. Ask yourself this question - 'why am I so chippy ?'
Guido - don't worry somebody tagged my house and I haven't been burgled yet - fingers crossed.

On 22 Sep 2016 at 10:38pm Dad with loads of kids wrote:

Tagging of houses does happen and is a well known method done by a certain section of the community. Different symbols denote different meanings such as 'this house has valuable items and worth robbing' or ' nothing of any worth in here' 'risky' 'wealthy' 'already burgled' 'vulnerable people' 'occupants afraid' 'alarmed house' etc etc. Most symbols are in chalk and on gate post or walls. From what you have described it's probably maintenance related. The symbols can be easily found in a Google search and you can cross reference yours. Relax !

On 23 Sep 2016 at 7:07pm Angel wrote:

Blimey Dad with loads of kids - you know a lot about burglary don't you?! Are you an ex convict?
Guido - that's what you get for living in a town that contains a prison I'm afraid! Did you not think of that before you moved to Lewes?!? Ha Ha!
Just stay in all the time for a month or so, they'll soon get bored waiting for you to go out and move on to another house.