Family gold is usually high purity, high-value gold jewellery – often bought as wedding gifts in Asian communities and passed down through generations, holding significant sentimental value.
Police advice
To help keep your property safe and home secure, follow these steps:
Remove the jewellery from your house altogether, so if you are a victim your valuable items won’t be stolen.
Owners should keep all jewellery and other valuables in a bank safe/ safety deposit box – speak to your bank to find out what’s available.
Use a door bell camera, internal camera and/or a monitored burglar alarm.
Ensure doors are double locked at all times. Keep windows closed and locked.
Install ‘dusk to dawn’ external lighting.
Use timer switches in your home to control internal lights, radios and a simulated TV.
Keep keys and valuables secure and out of sight.
Ensure boundary fences are secure with side gates locked.
Take photos and keep a list of all valuable property in a safe place, including make, model description and value.
Forensically mark items of value, as a hi-tech way of linking your property to your address, options available are – Selecta DNA / Smartwater. Always take specialist advice before marking expensive or irreplaceable items.
