DON’T BECOME A VICTIM – MARK YOUR PROPERTY!
September 21 2005
Police in Gloucester are giving residents a chance to protect their property from eager thieves, by offering to security mark it for them.
On Saturday (September 24) officers and members of the Gloucester Crime Prevention Panel will be holding a security coding event at Tesco’s in Quedgeley between 11am and 1pm.
The panel will security mark free of charge property like bicycles, whether they are brand new or a well used friend, in a bid to put the brakes on opportunist thieves.
They will also be able to mark mobile phones, to make sure that if your phone it stolen, it is much more difficult for the thief to sell it on, and easier for it to be reunited with its owner.
Items such as car stereos and even riding saddles can also be marked with a postcode, and officers will be able to offer residents advice on how to best go about this.
“Items that are easy to steal, such as bicycles and mobile phones are often the main target of thieves, but by writing your post code on them and letting potential thieves know about it can help deter them from trying to steal it,” said Pc Kevin Ireland, Crime Reduction Officer for the Forest and Gloucester division.
“Thieves hate traceable items and as a majority of theft is opportunist they can often be put off by thinking a crime can be traced back to them.”
“It also means that should your property be stolen and later recovered by officers we will be able to trace who it belongs to and return it to you.”