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Whether you are moving or you just need more spaceat home, there is a good chance that you used a storage locker at a given time. According to a Mars analysis of StorageCafe, the people of the United States praise autonomous storage more often than ever, with almost40% of Americans Use of a storage locker in 2021. The most often stored item is furniture, which can be worth a nice penny, but there could be many large hidden items. In this spirit, it is not surprising that thieves can seek to access your storage items, and now the authorities have issued a new warning as to the safety of your property. Read more to find out what the police say you should never do with your storage locker.

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Thieves are still looking for new ways, which is why the police across the country has already expressed warnings to the Americans this year.

In March, several Washington police services in Georgia sounded the alarmGrowing gas flight linked to the record increase in gas prices. Then in July, the Texas and Florida police published aWarning to the public About an increase in car flights in the middle of a Tiktok trend that has shown an easy way to steal certain vehicles. And just this month, the authorities urged residents to "be very careful"When setting up checks in their mailboxes due to an increase in mail flight.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

These warnings are designed to help you ensure the safety of your property, but what about what you have hidden in a storage locker?

On August 1, the police of the Ennis police service, Montana, went to Facebook to warn the residents that they saw one "Increase in flight"In the region - and in particular the flight involving storage lockers. They are not the first to report the trend either. In May, the Colorado Littleton Police Service identifiedthe same problem, KDVR affiliated the local fox brought back at the time.

"We have seen an increase in storage units,", Littleton's police spokespersonSheera Poelman said to the media. According to the local 9NEWS of the NBC, the police officers of Littleton responded to atotal of 150 calls Regarding the flights of storage lockers in their region between 2020 and 2022.

"We just see exorbitant figures," Poelman told 9news. "We drew all the crime statistics, and there was a particular [storage installation] which had around 90 calls in 2020 to 2022. It was just a little narcotic."

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With the overall increase in storage lockers, it is important to know how you could make yourself more vulnerable. According to the authorities of Ennis, one of the simplest rules to follow is to never give your storage key or your combination to anyone else. At the same time, they say that you must make sure that your lock is secure and high quality, as well as to regularly check your unit.

The Littleton Police Service also recommends keeping an inventory updated items you have in storage, not storing items that insurance will not cover if they are damaged or stolen, and choosing a Interior storage unit if possible, KDVR reported.

Individual security only goes so far when you store your personal effects in a dangerous storage installation. "Each company chooses various safety measures in different ways," Poelman told KDVR. According to Littleton's police spokesperson, the agents recommend that customers ask certain questions before choosing a storage center to give their business.

"Ask, do you have video cameras," Pelman suggested. "Do you have people walking to make sure all the locks are on every day?"

Other information on which you must find out is whether there are password protected codes for customers and employees to access doors and doors, sufficient lighting and well maintained in all areas of 'Installation and regular maintenance for structural problems, recommended the Littleton police. "We want to encourage everyone to also, you know, prevent him from being a victim if possible," said Poelman.