--- description: Edinburgh cops are posting photos with tips for keeping your home safe title: Apparently Scottish Police Think Legos Can Stop Break-Ins image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Scottish Police Are Using Lego To Fight Crime by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2015 12:20 PM CUT by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 10, 2015 12:20 PM CUT Police in Edinburgh are on a mission to deter break-ins, and they’re calling on some tiny yellow friends to help. Their new campaign involves posting photos of staged robbery scenes on social media with captions that advise on handy tips for keeping your home safe. > [](https://twitter.com/EdinburghPolice/status/585408819343269888) In addition to some charming spelling, many of the posts are rhyming couplets: > [](https://twitter.com/EdinburghPolice/status/585683303459590145) Don’t forget to lock the back door! > [](https://twitter.com/EdinburghPolice/status/586074420936052736) > [](https://twitter.com/EdinWestPolice/status/586469111972134912) The department hopes heightened awareness will remind citizens to practice basic safety in protecting their property. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3816925/scottish-police-legos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3816925/scottish-police-legos/"},"headline":"Scottish Police Are Using Lego To Fight Crime","datePublished":"2015-04-10T12:20:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:18:35.411Z","description":"Edinburgh cops are posting photos with tips for keeping your home safe","url":"https://time.com/3816925/scottish-police-legos/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","police","Bizarre","Legos","Scotland topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3816925/scottish-police-legos/","name":"Scottish Police Are Using Lego To Fight Crime"}}]}] ```