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Broadcast time: 11:39 a.m. |
Date: January 13, 2015 |
Sarnia Police will begin using new technology to identify stolen property.
The service will begin using the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police endorsed TRACE PEN technology .These pens can be purchased at local Home Hardware stores by members of the public for $39.99. The kit provides a pen that can mark approximately 50 items and stickers for the window indicating items in the home are marked.
Here’s how it works. The pen contains invisible glue loaded with special microdots which have been laser-etched with an ID number that is unique to each pen. Users then register their property on a database using their own unique number. If something is stolen the database registers the number for police. The police can then use a special ultra-violet light to find the hidden glue, and microdot. A magnification device, available to police only, then reads the number and matches it to the victim on the database. The database allows the ability to add pictures of the item marked.
The pen will allow police to identify stolen property and to return the property to the rightful owner. It also empowers property owners to make a difference in our community by preventing theft and protecting their own property. For more info visit: https://www.traceidentified.com/
Constable Les Jones
Media Relations Officer
Tel: 519-344-8861 Ext 6091
Email: ljones@police.sarnia.on.ca