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INDUSTRYNEWS SPONSORED BY ADVANCED KEYS ‘working together for the next three years to run free crime prevention schemes for householders’ Brighouse-based Avocet Hardware has called on Amazon to ban the sale of tools specifically designed to assist in lock-snapping, one of the major means of illegal entry tried and found guilty of handling stolen goods: one is on remand and the other is on bail awaiting sentencing later this month. Gemma says: “I find myself walking around when I take the kids out looking at people and thinking ‘is it you, is it you who burgled my house?’ They have been through my house, they know exactly what me and my kids look like. It’s horrible sitting here on my own at night, it feels eerie. The kids are also really insecure about going to bed, they don’t feel safe. Freya is really, really angry and won’t even go upstairs on her own, none of them gets much sleep because they can’t settle.” Lorry driver Gavin returned from a Valentine’s Day night out with his wife and friends to find their home in Halifax had been broken into. The intruders took a laptop, iPad, nearly £1,000, and the family car, which was later found dumped in a field. The couple’s three-year-old son and six-year-old daughter were at their grandparents that night. Despite not telling the children about the burglary Gavin still worries that his eldest child is feeling the knock-on effects of the traumatic experience. Gavin says: “My wife, who works at a bank, broke down crying and had to take the best part of a weeks’ sick leave. She’s To read more, visit www.locksmithjournal.co.uk too scared to sleep at night, so I try not to work during the night anymore, which has caused stress with my colleagues. We told my daughter that our car broke down, and that a tree smashed the conservatory window. But since then she always tells us to put the alarm on when we go out, which she never did before. I’m sure she knows what really happened, but so far is keeping quiet about it.” ADT and Victim Support have pledged to work together for the next three years through the Take No More campaign to run free crime prevention schemes for householders, increase awareness of support services for burglary victims, and campaign to ensure that those victims get justice in court. Visit www.victimsupport.org.uk/ takenomore or www.adt.co.uk/ takenomore for more information. Follow the campaign on Twitter #TakeNoMore @ VictimSupport or @ADT_UK • Ipsos MORI carried out the survey, on behalf of ADT and Victim Support, between 17 January and 27 February 2014. A sample of 1,000 British adults aged 18+ completed an online survey, having been recruited from the Ipsos MORI online Panel. They were identified as having previously experienced a burglary or attempted burglary to their home. An online survey was carried out during the same period of 53 young people who were present during a burglary / attempted burglary. Participants aged 11-17 were recruited via their parent or carer who had taken part in the main survey of adults. • Estimate of the number children under the age of 16 affected by burglary each year. Based on data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, and the 2011 census. • “CALL10 £10” text costs £10, plus your standard network rate or “CALL10 £5” text costs £5 plus your standard network. Victim Support will receive 100% of your donation. You must be 16 or over and please ask the bill payer’s permission. Victim Support is a registered charity, number 298028. Victim Support and ADT are working together for the next three years to run free crime prevention schemes for householders, increase awareness of support services for burglary victims and campaign to ensure that those victims get justice in court. Visit www.victimsupport. org.uk/takenomore orwww.adt.co.uk/ takenomore for more information. Follow the campaign on Twitter #TakeNoMore @ VictimSupport or @ADT_UK. ADT is the world’s largest electronic security company. It provides over two m