Another symbol of interlocking squares indicates a homeowner who is ‘nervous and afraid’.
One sign in Manchester, in the shape of an open book, says a vulnerable female resident is the occupant. The marks are made in the pavement by would-be thieves to indicate who lives in a house and whether there is anything worth stealing. The most notorious is the so-called ‘Da Pinchi Code’, where burglars use chalk symbols to let other criminals know whether a property is worth targeting. There have been several instances before of conmen and criminals using a secret code to identify potential victims to each other. I think these people will continue to try their luck with others.’ There could be some gullible old woman living by herself thinking she has to pay up. ‘My concern is they could be targeting other elderly people. I believe the paving symbol, which I didn’t ask for, is a signal for other people to look out for. A second lot came along, then another group, then another. One of the homeowners, aged 70, said yesterday: ‘We paid for the work to be done, but they never sanded or sealed the driveway. He does not have any details for the men, but states they have been a mixture of English, Romanian and Irish males.’ ‘Each time the victim has had visitors offering work the men attending have changed.
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