A woman says she is considering putting tracking devices on her flowers after a prized hanging basket was 'nicked' from her doorstep.<br /><br />Becca Fulcher, 50, has been left gutted by the alleged theft of the £40 display in Milton Keynes, Bucks., and is now thinking about resorting to drastic measures.<br /><br />The HR officer says she will attach a chain and padlock to next year's flowers - and might even use an Apple AirTag for tracking.<br /><br />Footage captured on Becca's Ring doorbell shows a man appearing to walk off with a hanging basket at around 1:10am last Wednesday (July 24).<br /><br />She has not reported the matter to police but is scouring Facebook to check her basket has not been listed for sale.<br /><br />Becca said "It is crazy that you would think to take a hanging basket from somebody's doorstep.<br /><br />"I always grow mine from scratch and I take a lot of pride in how they develop over the summer months.<br /><br />"We have one out the front of our house and two out the back - I woke up in the morning and said to my husband 'what's gone missing from the front garden?'<br /><br />"It was the hanging basket. It's the principle behind it - you work hard for everything to be nice for your home and then someone brazen decides they fancy it."<br /><br />Becca's hanging basket was made up of petunias and fuchsias and she said it cost around £40 to put together.<br /><br />She continued: "The same thing happened to us four years ago so since then I've put a cable tie on them.<br /><br />"Next year there will be a chain and a padlock, and I'm contemplating an AirTag to put on it as well. <br /><br />"We had our notifications turned off for our Ring doorbell at night otherwise it goes off all the time from the road traffic. We've put them back on now.<br /><br />"We live in one of the nicest estates in Milton Keynes where everyone takes pride in their houses and front gardens.<br /><br />"It's about your home being your home. You have to wonder whether it was a reason to come up and nose through the windows.<br /><br />"It makes you feel a bit unsettled."<br /><br />Becca added she had taken matters into her own hands and was on the lookout for the basket on social media and around where she lives.<br /><br />She added: "I had a drive round last night as I wanted to find it or see if it was hanging up somewhere. <br /><br />"I've even looked on Facebook Marketplace to see if it ended up there.<br /><br />"The only thing I can think of is that someone might have been looking for a quick bit of money.<br /><br />"It's bad that it makes me laugh a little bit - just from how crazy it is. Ultimately, we shouldn't have to be looking over our shoulders to protect our own things."
