Gardaí are advising homeowners to avoid posting holiday snaps on social media as they often act as an advertisement to burglars targeting vacant homes. The warning has been issued as part of the first ever EU Focus Day to prevent domestic burglary in the EU. Posting pictures or your location can attract attention from "unscrupulous people", gardaí said. Simple steps, like safety storing ladders and tools, locking garden sheds and valuable property and using timed lights and alarms can enhance home security. Signs of vacancy, such as curtains being closed all day or lights being left on permanently, can also attract opportunist burglars and gardaí have advised keeping these to a minimum.

Source: Irish Examiner June 19, 2019 14:03 UTC