A group of brazen squatters who illegally took over a house on the outskirts of a village in Spain’s Burgos Province has installed an alarm system to prevent others from breaking into their illegally occupied home. The people of San Miguel de Pedroso are on high alert because of squatters. According to some local residents, squatters have placed a sign belonging to a company that installed the alarm in the building to prevent what happened to the owner of that house from happening to them. Some locals suspect the squatters had been eyeing the property for some time, after learning that no one had lived there for about two decades. Now people are afraid that their houses could be at risk of being illegally occupied by strangers. “It’s at least curious that they entered a home that isn’t theirs without permission, squatted in it, and are now protecting it from potential theft or squatting,” said one local. The squatters literally threw all the old furniture out the window, brought in their own stuff, and are now warning others not to trespass like they did. Local media reports that the unnamed squatters even tried registering with local authorities, but their efforts have failed so far. The owner of the property has reportedly filed three complaints with the Guardia Civil, but police have yet to evict the illegal squatters.
