Elaine Sexton, a brave landlady from Lacock, confronted and chased away a burglar at her guesthouse The Old Rectory. This was the second burglary attempt, just two weeks after the guesthouse was first raided.

The guesthouse on Cantax Hill is run by Ms Sexton with the assistance of her husband Paul. She was furious to see the burglar breaking in the guesthouse early morning on 18/5/2009, just 10 days after the first burglary and her daughter Laura’s skydive sponsorship money being robbed.

She noticed the burglar when she was coming downstairs to start her day’s work and scared him off. She was on her way downstairs to turn off the burglar alarm and noticed that her handbag was rifled and muddy footprints on the floor. Following the footprints out of the room, she realised that the front door was open and heard someone breathing heavily on the other side.

Ms Sexton said she first thought that the burglar had gone but when she saw that he was hanging around the guesthouse decided to confront him. The police are investigating the case based upon the facts mentioned by Ms Sexton and have advised businesses in the vicinity to not keep money on their business premises.

Having a burglar alarm is a good security feature but sometimes, burglars manage to sneak in the house without causing the alarm to ring off. A safe and secure way of keeping money and other valuables is home safes that are available in many different sizes and shapes. Homes safes that can be installed under the floor are also available and are very effective in storing your money securely.