Burglaries driven by credit crunch /The Observer, July 20 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/20/ukcrime.northernireland?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews

Economic gloom is creating a new class of bolder burglars, one of the UK's top police officers has warned.

"The downturn has prompted thieves to take more risks when they search homes for cash and valuables, according to Sir Hugh Orde, Chief Constable of Northern Ireland. Orde revealed that there has been a steep rise in so-called 'creeper burglaries' across Northern Ireland in recent months where residents are in the house and often asleep."