By Obakeng Maje

North West-Police in the North West are warning the community on a new method that criminals could be using to target various households.

“Burglars are using coded chalk symbols to let other criminals know whether a property is worth targeting” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said. 

Mokgwabone said the marks that are dubbed the “Da Pinci Code”, are made by would be thieves to indicate if the house is vulnerable. 

“These marks would reveal who is living in the house and whether there is anything worth stealing” Mokgwabone outlines.-TDN

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