the three councils of the national police to know how to react

Vitaa, Bruno Guillon, Jean-François Piège, Anne-Sophie Lapix, Alexandre Letellier… There have been numerous public figures who have been victims of home-jacking since the start of 2024. But anonymous people are not immune to this type of burglary which is characterized by the presence of the victim at home. How to protect yourself from it? How to react in the event of aggression and what reflexes should you have immediately afterwards? The national police give their advice to franceinfo.

How to protect yourself from it?

The first essential factor is to avoid displaying your lifestyle or valuable objects on social networks, says the police. Many home-jacking perpetrators locate their targets in this way. Internet users, without realizing it, give clues about where they live, how to get there, the security of the place and their heritage.

Still on social networks, the police encourage you to avoid announcing your absences from your home or multiplying photos from your vacation spot in real time. During deliveries, avoid leaving visible valuable items visible, and if possible do not allow an outside person to enter if you can avoid it.

To secure the space, the police advise you to lock access even when you are at home, including on the “garden”. But also to activate your alarm even when you are at home – with two levels of security for activation in your presence. There are, moreover, portable alarm trigger systems that you can keep with you, indicates the police, advising you to favor silent alarms if you are under duress.

Finally, if you spot a suspicious individual near their home, the police invite you to contact 17.

How to react ?

If you think that someone has broken into your home, the national police urge you not to enter, to remain discreet and to immediately contact 17. It is essential not to take any risks and to cooperate with the person(s). attackers. On the other hand, the police advise you to memorize as many details as possible which will allow you to identify the perpetrator(s) – clothing, language, behavior, etc.

What reflexes should you have?

Immediately after a home-jacking, it is urgent to contact 17 giving the following information, specifies the police: description of the perpetrator(s), number of individuals, direction and means of escape (by car, on foot, etc.) , license plate, model and color of the vehicle…

Finally, while waiting for the police, the national police ask you not to touch any object, door or window and to prohibit access to any person.