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break-in or a completely different crime,
the police simply need to hold a UV
light to them to check if a forensic trace
is present – if so, the forensic laboratory
will be able to determine the trace tag
allocated to it and from that confirm the
exact location where the suspect was
sprayed. This places them at the scene of
the crime, evidence that is allowed to be
used in court to help secure a conviction.
EDITOR: IT SOUNDS LIKE A
GREAT IDEA, BUT SURELY BEING
A NEW PRODUCT, IT COULD
TAKE SOME TIME TO BED IN?
CLIVE LLYOD: You’d expect so,
wouldn’t you? But AIM is different. It was
developed here in the UK by an individual
who was keen to do his bit in the fight
against crime and over the last three
years he’s driven the product forward on
a shoestring budget and achieved some
remarkable results.
AIM has been recognised by the Society
of Professional Locksmiths in the USA, is
being used by West Merica, Staffordshire,
Warwickshire, Befordshire and West
Midlands police forces, as well as Safer St
Helens and Safer Worcester.
In total, over 400 units have been fitted
and remarkably not one break-in has
occurred at any of the locations where it’s
fitted.
The fact that it’s acting as such an
effective deterrent is remarkable – and it
will be something we will be building upon
with the inclusion in all packs of door and
window stickers to alert would-be burglars
of the presence of AIM and its link to an
international trace tag database.
Amongst the properties to have AIM
fitted, the most amazing success story is
at Codsall Village Hall in Staffordshire.
The property was targeted time and
again by burglars, but the moment AIM
went in and the supporting stickers were
displayed, the property stopped being
targeted – and has remained totally secure
since the installation.
What this demonstrates is that burglars
don’t want to be inconvenienced. They
want to get in and out of a property with
as little hassle as possible. And they want
to do it without getting caught. AIM
makes life difficult for them; and for those
foolhardy enough to take it on, it can and
will result in their conviction – something
no other home security product currently
available can lay claim to.
EDITOR: WHAT ARE WE
LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF
PRICE AND INSTALLATION?
CLIVE LLOYD: Price wise AIM costs
£74.00 plus VAT RRP. Our intention is
not to go down the retail route, but sell it
via locksmiths and security companies
– keeping it as a specialist product that
homeowners will seek out.
In terms of fitting, it can be done quickly
and easily by a non-skilled individual, but
we would recommend that a locksmith
or security company carries out the
initial installation to ensure it is correctly
positioned.
EDITOR: IS THERE ANYTHING
THE CUSTOMER NEEDS TO DO
TO REGISTER THE PRODUCT