Police's response to burglary-hit street? Put up a sign

Police have been lambasted by residents of a street where burglars targeted seven houses in four days.

The family homes, 150 yards apart in Belsize Park, London, all suffered burglaries or attempted break-ins in the early hours.



Yet the police response was to install notices on lamp posts that said: "Burglars operate in this area."

Today, furious residents of Glenmore Road said the burglars were "unbelievably professional", striking when they knew police shifts ended and homeowners would be asleep.