Security issue: Ram raid

Security issue: Ram raid

Introduction

Ram raid is a particular technique for commercial burglars to gain access to primarily commercial premises, by means of driving -usually stolen- vehicles into locked or closed entrances, exits or windows.

Description

Results of a ramraid

This act has occurred since at least the mid 1930s. The term came into widespread use after a series of such raids in Belfast in 1979 that was covered in news reports and in countries such as Australia that inspired a series of similar crimes.

Notably, large trucks are used to break into technology companies and steal high-value equipment for resale on the black market.

Measures

A bollard in front of a shop to deter ram raiders.

Commercial properties in areas prone to ram-raids often erect strong barriers or obstructions, such as bollards, to discourage such attacks. ATM centres are also victims of ram-raiding.

Many companies have come up with solutions to ram-raiding. Everything from electronic bollards to electronic barriers have been employed to keep property from the raiders.Template:Citation needed

Another solution is security guards, but teams of "round the clock" security are expensive and often not the most economical way of dealing with ram-raiding.

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