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Whether it is a lone raider breaking into a shed or a balaclava-clad gang sneaking into your home, burglary is undoubtedly one of the most unsettling crimes around.
Victims often speak of how they feel violated and no longer safe in their own home. It is bad enough when householders have been out and return to find their property totally ransacked and valuables missing. But many have the terrifying experience of being confronted by their masked intruders in the dead of the night.