
Ashanti police warn of increasing car theft
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has warned the public of increasing car stealing in the region. The warning comes as the region has instituted measures to arrest with car theft syndicate in the region.
The Police Command says some arrest have already been made but it was important to warn the public to be on the lookout to protect their vehicles.
The added that the method of these attackers were to attack victims at the entrance of their homes at gun point or knife point.
The Command ad iced that resident do the following…
- Call home when approaching for someone in the house to look out for suspicious characters around before you get home.
- Make sure you have good exterior lighting, particularly around the front and the back door, so that you can identify persons and any dark areas where an intruder could take cover to attack.
- You should be able to control external lighting from inside the house.
- Be alert to anything unusual, such as strangers waiting outside your house or cars
following you. - If you notice anything suspicious, report it to the police or relevant authorities.
- Always vary the routes you use to your house so that you cannot be predicted by these
miscreants.