Smart water deters criminals
habshi
So the police came and gave me this smart water and a gun to shoot
next time (just kidding!) .
The chemical solution is specially made for each house , and
you smear a bit of it in the nooks of your electronic or valuable
product and put a marked with 'smart water' sticker on it.
The thief cant sell it , as the dealers will shine uv light on
it , and if it is discovered in his house a look at the smart water
bit lifted like a finger print , shows where it has been stolen from.
Phone the police to get yours now.
SmartWater is a colourless liquid solution that is simply
dabbed onto the uneven surfaces of your valuables.
It can be used to code all sorts of items such as jewellery,
ornaments, electrical items and even your motor vehicle. Each bottle
contains a unique chemical ‘code’ which is registered to you –
conclusively proving ownership. It cannot be easily seen by the naked
eye and is almost impossible to remove. The liquid glows under
ultraviolet light making it easy for the Police to detect.
The Police use it in undercover operations to catch and convict
criminals. Criminals know about SmartWater and fear its power to
forensically link them with the scene of a crime.
So, by coding your valuables and displaying the SmartWater deterrent
signs, you are sending out a powerful warning to any thieves and
burglars operating in your area
Janitor of Lunacy
"habshi" <hab...@anony.com> wrote in message
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> Recently was the target of an attempted burglary.
> So the police came and gave me this smart water and a gun to shoot
> next time (just kidding!) .
Wouldn't a UV pen and a National Insurance number be better? It's also more
robust than a postcode, since it doesn't change when you move house. Why pay for
a complicated and expensive solution (sic) when a simpler and cheaper
alternative exists?
Palindrome
Wouldn't a label on the window, stating "All items of value are
permanently security-marked" be rather better (not to mention even cheaper)?
Personally, I'd rather go in for batesian mimicry than mimic an apis
dorsata..
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Sue
Janitor of Lunacy
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Well-taken points, but burglars are not usually well-acquainted with insect
behavioural mechanisms and would more likely to take the risk, particularly if
the lights are off in the house. My point would be that if the worst occurred,
property would be identifiable, and having been able to do this with a large
record collection some 20 years ago (the dealer threw his hands up and said "OK,
take it, it's yours", but then he probably didn't want to be arrested for
handling stolen goods), I'd argue that if prevention doesn't work,
recoverability is a backstop.
Graham.
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So if you had criminal tendencies you would be deterred by this?
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/infoweb/undercover.jpg
To me it says "Carry on with impunity, this sign is the limit of our
recourses".
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Graham
%Profound_observation%
Joe Lee
> So the police came and gave me this smart water and a gun to shoot
> next time (just kidding!) .
> The chemical solution is specially made for each house , and
> you smear a bit of it in the nooks of your electronic or valuable
> product and put a marked with 'smart water' sticker on it.
> The thief cant sell it , as the dealers will shine uv light on
> it , and if it is discovered in his house a look at the smart water
> bit lifted like a finger print , shows where it has been stolen from.
Well yes that's the theory but when the tea leaf sells the stuff to "a
geezer in the pub" (& there's an awful lot of otherwise honest people who
are happy not to ask too many questions when they're being offerred a
bargain), then the 'system' breaks down.
> Phone the police to get yours now.
>
> http://www.smartwater.com/
>
> SmartWater is a colourless liquid solution that is simply
> dabbed onto the uneven surfaces of your valuables.
>
> It can be used to code all sorts of items such as jewellery,
> ornaments, electrical items and even your motor vehicle. Each bottle
> contains a unique chemical ‘code’ which is registered to you –
> conclusively proving ownership. It cannot be easily seen by the naked
> eye and is almost impossible to remove. The liquid glows under
> ultraviolet light making it easy for the Police to detect.
>
> The Police use it in undercover operations to catch and convict
> criminals. Criminals know about SmartWater and fear its power to
> forensically link them with the scene of a crime.
>
> So, by coding your valuables and displaying the SmartWater deterrent
> signs, you are sending out a powerful warning to any thieves and
> burglars operating in your area
Apparently ecclesiastical Insurers are giving smart water away to churches
so that it can be sprinkled on the lead on the roofs due to the increasing
number of thefts as scrap lead is worth so much now.
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Joe Lee
Janitor of Lunacy
"Joe Lee" <inv...@no.address> wrote in message
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So the Holy Water didn't work, then?
Mrcheerful
> Recently was the target of an attempted burglary.
> So the police came and gave me this smart water and a gun to shoot
> next time (just kidding!) .
> The chemical solution is specially made for each house , and
> you smear a bit of it in the nooks of your electronic or valuable
> product and put a marked with 'smart water' sticker on it.
> The thief cant sell it , as the dealers will shine uv light on
> it , and if it is discovered in his house a look at the smart water
> bit lifted like a finger print , shows where it has been stolen from.
> Phone the police to get yours now.
>
> http://www.smartwater.com/
>
> SmartWater is a colourless liquid solution that is simply
> dabbed onto the uneven surfaces of your valuables.
>
> It can be used to code all sorts of items such as jewellery,
> ornaments, electrical items and even your motor vehicle. Each bottle
> conclusively proving ownership. It cannot be easily seen by the naked
> eye and is almost impossible to remove. The liquid glows under
> ultraviolet light making it easy for the Police to detect.
>
> The Police use it in undercover operations to catch and convict
> criminals. Criminals know about SmartWater and fear its power to
> forensically link them with the scene of a crime.
>
> So, by coding your valuables and displaying the SmartWater deterrent
> signs, you are sending out a powerful warning to any thieves and
> burglars operating in your area
It is a wonderful idea, rather like tracker devices, but it all falls down
for me with the recurring yearly fees, which will increase ad infinitum with
no real reason, after all once your smartwater is registered to you what
extra yearly cost can there be? A tiny amount of power to run the computer
and pay someone to maintain it, which spread over thousands or millions of
subscribers doesn't equal very much per head. Adding on more per vehicle is
just taking the mick.
The average burglar is too thick to think of the consequences of taking
something that is marked and so this won't help much for domestic use (IMO)
Really tasty stuff that might be targeted by higher up the foodchain thieves
could be advantageously marked with it, but the average junky won't be
deterred from the average house.
A noisy alarm, secure house/garden/shed and a dog would deter more burglars
from ordinary property. Oh, and police patrols would deter some too.
Norman Wells
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> news:4820d3ee...@news.clara.net...
>> The chemical solution is specially made for each house , and
>> you smear a bit of it in the nooks of your electronic or valuable
>> product and put a marked with 'smart water' sticker on it.
>> The thief cant sell it , as the dealers will shine uv light on
>> it , and if it is discovered in his house a look at the smart water
>> bit lifted like a finger print , shows where it has been stolen from.
>
> Well yes that's the theory but when the tea leaf sells the stuff to "a
> geezer in the pub" (& there's an awful lot of otherwise honest people who
> are happy not to ask too many questions when they're being offerred a
> bargain), then the 'system' breaks down.
That's just another marketing opportunity though - selling uv lights to
geezers in the pub so they can tell if what they're being offered is stolen.
What I don't understand though is how you sell any of your own goods that
you've marked with the stuff. Will dealers have access to the government
database of smart water signatures? Will you have to take your ID card to
prove it's yours? And what about the second legitimate owner? How does he
go on when it's got your signature all over it?
Cynic
<nor...@myarl.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>That's just another marketing opportunity though - selling uv lights to
>geezers in the pub so they can tell if what they're being offered is stolen.
People who buy cheap stuff from men in pubs usually prefer *not* to
know for certain that the stuff is stolen. They are interested only
in getting something they want at a bargain price. They probably
*suspect* that it has a dubious history, but so long as they can deny
knowing for sure will escape prosecurtion.
Once they have it in their house or car, the chance of it being
discovered is practically zero no matter what it's been marked with.
>What I don't understand though is how you sell any of your own goods that
>you've marked with the stuff. Will dealers have access to the government
>database of smart water signatures? Will you have to take your ID card to
>prove it's yours? And what about the second legitimate owner? How does he
>go on when it's got your signature all over it?
Presumably you simply give a receipt to the person who buys it so that
if ownership is ever disputed he can prove that he acquired it
legitimately from the person who marked it.
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Cynic
Gaz
> Recently was the target of an attempted burglary.
> So the police came and gave me this smart water and a gun to shoot
> next time (just kidding!) .
> The chemical solution is specially made for each house , and
> you smear a bit of it in the nooks of your electronic or valuable
> product and put a marked with 'smart water' sticker on it.
> The thief cant sell it , as the dealers will shine uv light on
> it , and if it is discovered in his house a look at the smart water
> bit lifted like a finger print , shows where it has been stolen from.
> Phone the police to get yours now.
If you think about the logic of it and work it through, you realise its
complete bollocks.
Gaz
Gaz
An interesting assesment of SmartWater:
http://bentsocietyblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/smartwater.html
Gaz
Gaz
And it survives the melting down process? Wow, super smart water.
Gaz
Alang
It can be checked in the scrap dealers before it goes for smelting
habshi
often have to let him go because they cant identify who the owner is .
If they smartwater and trace the owners then they can put him away and
return the goods to the owner.
It will work better if every household gets smartwater then
the convictions will start to come and thousands of burglars will be
behind bars.
Joe Lee
"Janitor of Lunacy" <gh...@attic.info> wrote in message
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>
> "Joe Lee" <inv...@no.address> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> churches so that it can be sprinkled on the lead on the roofs due to the
>> increasing number of thefts as scrap lead is worth so much now.
>
> So the Holy Water didn't work, then?
That only provides cover against acts of God. The Churches need a valid Ins.
Policy to protect themselves against the scrotes who pinch lead off the
roof, after all the Good Lord can't be held responsible for everything & he
can't be everywhere at once - I mean, he's not omnipotent for God's sake.
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Joe Lee
Janitor of Lunacy
"Joe Lee" <inv...@no.address> wrote in message
Indeed, if He were, that would be an example of the Omnipotence Paradox.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnipotence_paradox
habshi
When the police find stolen goods in a thief's house , they
Gaz
How sweet, this person believes burglars go to prison. ROFL.
Gaz
Francis Burton
> > Apparently ecclesiastical Insurers are giving smart water away to
> > churches so that it can be sprinkled on the lead on the roofs due to
> > the increasing number of thefts as scrap lead is worth so much now.
>
> And it survives the melting down process? Wow, super smart water.
MadWater(tm) with added prions.
(Prion destruction in furnaces uses temperatures higher than the
melting point of lead.)
Francis
Alang
>
> When the police find stolen goods in a thief's house , they
>often have to let him keep the goods because they cant identify who
>the owner is .
No. He keeps the goods because the police cannot prove they were
stolen. That's why the police don't come and take away your telly
Cynic
wrote:
>> When the police find stolen goods in a thief's house , they
>>often have to let him keep the goods because they cant identify who
>>the owner is .
>
>No. He keeps the goods because the police cannot prove they were
>stolen. That's why the police don't come and take away your telly
>
>>If they smartwater and trace the owners then they can put him away and
>>return the goods to the owner.
Exactly the same if he simply reports the goods as stolen and gives
the police the serial number or other identifying details.
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Cynic
habshi
paint is a lot easier and harder to spot , and almost impossible to
take off.
On Thu, 08 May 2008 17:00:28 +0100, Cynic <cyni...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
nospam
> How many of us keep serial numbers or etch them? Smart water
>paint is a lot easier and harder to spot , and almost impossible to
>take off.
And according to the web site you linked Smart water is also 46 quid a
year.
I don't see how someone who can't be arsed to write down a serial number
after a new purchase is going to be arsed to spend 46 quid and spray new
purchases with smart water. If the item has much value you probably have a
warrantee registration with the serial number to fill in anyway.
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Joe Lee
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> hab...@anony.com (habshi) wrote:
>
>> How many of us keep serial numbers or etch them? Smart water
>>paint is a lot easier and harder to spot , and almost impossible to
>>take off.
>
> And according to the web site you linked Smart water is also 46 quid a
> year.
Then I doubt it'll become commonplace in residential applications when you
can insure £20,000 worth of contents against all risks & for about twice
that price.
> I don't see how someone who can't be arsed to write down a serial number
> after a new purchase is going to be arsed to spend 46 quid and spray new
> purchases with smart water. If the item has much value you probably have a
> warrantee registration with the serial number to fill in anyway.
--
Joe Lee
Gaz
Can you point me to any succesful prosecutions made as a result of
smartwater?
Gaz
Cynic
> How many of us keep serial numbers or etch them?
Easier and a *lot* cheaper than buying smart water. Anyone who is
prepared to mark all their goods with smart water would also be
prepared to take a record of the serial numbers - it entails about the
same amount of work & effort.
>Smart water
>paint is a lot easier and harder to spot , and almost impossible to
>take off.
More difficult than a serial number?
My main problem is the demand to pay an annual fee rather than a
one-off. This tells me that the whole thing is a rip-off. The
company does not incur ongoing costs after the initial sale &
registration.
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Cynic
Cynic
>Can you point me to any succesful prosecutions made as a result of
>smartwater?
They will probably claim that it works so well in preventing theft
that there aren't any thefts to prosecute!
It's an overpriced gimmick. Simply make a note of serial numbers and
maybe take some photographs of the items (especially jewelry).
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Cynic
habshi
You only need a tiny speck of it to identify . A serial number can be
easily defaced.
nospam
Maybe where you live. Personally I'm happy not to live in an area where the
police think trialing smart water will produce the greatest result.
No doubt the results of these trials distorted by the pre-selection of
candidate areas will be hailed a great success and used to promote the use
of this expensive and ineffective technology.
UV visible marker pens to mark your property with a post code have been
available for ages at a tiny fraction of the cost and provide almost the
same level of security. They are not promoted because there is no money to
be made from them. Shame the police won't be running control trials at the
same time to compare the benefit of expensive smart water with dirt cheap
UV marker pens.
If a thief can be bothered to check his swag for UV marks then he can
remove them. He may not be able to remove all trace of smart water but well
enough to defeat a cursory glance with a UV lamp which is all the police
are going to do. What is to stop a thief spraying swag with his own smart
water?
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habshi
SmartWater has a 100% conviction rate when used as evidence in court
and has secured over 400 convictions. Often cases involving SmartWater
will not go to court because the strength of this evidence.
SmartWater is already a well-known deterrent in the criminal
fraternity. By G4S utilising this technology and educating potential
offenders, the evidence suggests that we will be able to significantly
reduce attacks and obtain more convictions.
...
bbc.co.uk
Det Insp Graham Edwards, of Shrewsbury CID, said the system had a 100%
conviction rate to date and should serve as a strong deterrent.
'Our local force'
He said: "A person could be arrested for any offence, anywhere in West
Mercia, and we will automatically screen them for SmartWater when they
are brought into custody.
"If they glow, we will then be able to irrefutably link them back to
the crime scene as each property protected will have its own unique
code."
There are plans to mark every Shropshire school with SmartWater to
stop the theft of goods.
Police said that in one recent case that led to a criminal conviction,
traces of SmartWater were detected on a motorcycle helmet 15 months
after the spray system had been activated.
...
The deployment of this new SmartWater solution is a major
deterrent to those considering attacking a CIT courier as SmartWater
currently has a 100% conviction rate when used as evidence in a court
of law. We believe that our use of SmartWater will provide a valuable
tool to support the police in their fight against CIT crime.
Miller continues, “This partnership with SmartWater is just one of a
number of proactive initiatives we are taking in association with
police forces and other key stakeholders such as the British Security
Industry Association (BSIA), the GMB union, banks and retailers to
curtail the growing number of violent attacks taking place on the
cash-in-transit industry. Along with the support we have had from the
police we are convinced that this initiative represents a real boost
against crime.”
Phil Cleary, CEO of SmartWater said, “We are pleased that G4S has
decided to deploy SmartWater as a further deterrent to potential
criminal activity against its CIT vehicles. SmartWater is currently
used, in a variety of forms, by 95% of UK police forces but this is
the first time that it has been used in CIT vehicles and cashboxes.
The use of SmartWater has to date resulted in over 400 convictions and
in many of these instances the cases have not even gone to court owing
to the indisputable nature of the evidence.”
Anyone convicted of burglary or handling stolen goods could face up to
14 years in prison
..
But a spokeswoman for G4S Cash Services (UK) has confirmed the box
holding the cash contained Smart Water, a unique anti-theft device.
It is a hi-tech solution which leaves an invisible forensic trace on
whoever handles the goods it protects. It is now used by police and
businesses across the UK.
She said: “Criminals who break into G4S cash boxes will unavoidably
become contaminated by Smart Water, which cannot be seen by the naked
eye.
Gaz
> excerpts
> SmartWater has a 100% conviction rate when used as evidence in court
> and has secured over 400 convictions. Often cases involving SmartWater
> will not go to court because the strength of this evidence.
>
sniff sniff, unverified bullshit.
Gaz
Joe Lee
> The police are giving away smart water for free.
Yes the OP told us that.
> You only need a tiny speck of it to identify . A serial number can be
> easily defaced.
That's true, but then there are alternative methods for marking products
which have Ser. No's.
As has been pointed out the "free kit" is then subject to an Annual licence
fee - & there's the rub!
Is it economically worthwhile for a household to pay extra for the Smart
Water system, which *may* only prevent a burglary in the first place if the
burglar actually sees the warning notices *&* is capable of understanding
the technology & the implications it has if he is actually caught in
possession of items stolen from those premises ?
I think it's far more practical to make a one-off payment to invest in good
quality door & window locks & then insure all the contents (maybe on a
'new-for-old ' Policy), whereby all the contents up to £20,00 can be
replaced almost regardless of what caused the loss & entirely regardless of
whether any of them are subsequently found in someone else's possession.
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Joe Lee
Joe Lee
"Gaz" <gaz...@msn.com> wrote in message
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Or to put it another way, contamination by SmartWater represents such strong
evidence that often cases will not go to Court.
Hmm...
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Joe Lee
habshi
good , and you going to do it to your expensive plasma tv , how will
they trace it to you ? Unless you put your full name and address and
phone number on it ? The thief messing about with one of these would
render it untracebale. Many householders in high crime areas simply
cant get affordable insurance. The crooks have to break just one
window and even if the alarm goes , who takes notice of it in the
middle of the night ,say when you are on holiday? Of course smart
water is in addition to locks. If a burglar puts his own smart water
he can still be caught , could be forced to produce a reciept or
explain why he has ten new laptops.
Smart water can be put in nooks and crannies and is impossible
to eradicate all of it . All the police need is a microscopic speck.
..
Criminals hate this technology because it makes it impossible
to sell stolen property on to handlers who dispose of items for them,
as the paint is impossible to remove
You can purchase individual kits from the SmartWater website
at the full retail price. Visit www.smartwater.com for more details
and prices or call their helpline on 0800 328 6268.
The composition of Smartwater means that criminals can be
directly linked to a crime, even long after it has occurred.
Smartwater has a 100% conviction rate. Criminals know that Smartwater
property is too hot to handle. Letters explaining about Smartwater are
sent to persistent offenders' homes or given to them whilst they are
in custody. Custody suites are fitted with ultra violet lights that
all prisoners have to walk through.
Smartwater is also being used in trap bandits(slot machines)
deployed in pubs and clubsthroughout Doncaster. One was activated at
theGranby Hotel on the High Street in Bawtry, whichled to the arrest
of a man who pleaded guilty totwo charges of burglary. Although he
attempted to discard his clothing,Smartwater was discovered on his
face, hands andarms
Smartwater devices arebeing used in trap cars, withcommonly
stolen items lefton display. The spray is activated whenthe vehicle is
attacked and analarm sounds to alert policeofficers nearby. The
strategy has alreadyled to the arrest of three ofDoncaster's top five
mostpersistent and prolificoffendersnd when the word went out on the
criminalgrapevine vehicle crime in the town centre fell by75 per cent.
Over 10,000 homes in Doncaster now haveproperty marked with
Smartwater and ‘Smartwaterareas’ have seen a 13.5 per cent fall in
burglary. It is free to all householders in some areas, suchas Hyde
Park, where burglary has fallen by 80 percent, and is available at a
reduced rate foreveryone with a Doncaster postcode
All that is required is to dab or paint the Smartwater onto
whatever property you want to mark and allow it about an hour to dry -
and that's it! No need to write anything - not even your postcode -
the mere presence of Smartwater is enough for your property to be
identified. Choose the base or rear of electrical items and remember
even jewellery can be marked with Smartwater - paint the hallmark or
inside surfaces
Well they can try - but they are unlikely to succeed. Other
methods of property marking such as etching or ultra violet pen
marking are vulnerable to being filed off or otherwise removed by a
determined criminal. This is because you normally need to write your
postcode on a flat surface on the item you want to protect.
Smartwater is different because it can be applied anywhere, including
those more difficult to remove areas that are also hard to clean.
Areas close to grills and slots are good - and textured surfaces will
accept Smartwater readily. It is very unlikely that any thief will be
able to remove enough Smartwater to stop a positive identification
being made - because only the smallest amount is required by the
forensic scientists.
Just as important is to let the thief know that your property is
protected by Smartwater so display the stickers in your front and rear
windows.
The vast majority of offences reported locally, and particularly
burglary and theft are committed by a relatively small number of
habitual criminals who talk to each other when they are in custody. At
Bromley Police Station we have installed Smartwater Detector ultra
violet lights near the entrances to custody blocks, so that any
Smartwater solution on skin or clothing will be detected as each
prisoner is routinely scanned for Smartwater.
All found and detained property is examined with ultra violet lights
to trace any property marking systems and these lights are also
carried in every police vehicle as standard equipment.
Members of the SmartWater team will be at the circuit to offer the
company’s state-of-the-art crime prevention tool to race-goers at a
significantly reduced rate in support of Silverstone’s crime
prevention campaign.
The Grand Prix event is expected to attract up to 250,000 people over
the course of the weekend (July 7 to 10) and race-goers will be
invited to mark their valuables with SmartWater’s high-tech
application.
The solution is simply painted onto items of value and is almost
invisible to the naked eye – but glows under ultraviolet light.
Dubbed ‘forensic coding’, the process is modelled on the idea of DNA
profiling, with each SmartWater solution containing its own unique
code.
Once dry the solution will remain on items for over 100 years and is
virtually impossible to remove and rubs off on anyone who handles the
items.
google search 'smart water conviction'
photo on
http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/policing-and-public-safety/safer-communities/community-safety/
NHW members only, can purchase their household kit from PC
Penny Fricker Area Watch Co-ordinator, Northallerton Police Station,
DL7 8ES. Tel. 01609 789496 for £15.00. This provides a bottle of
Smartwater and registration for two years. You will be invited to
register again at the full retail price in year three and be sent
another bottle of the product. If you do not wish to continue then all
your previously marked property will remain on file indefinitely.
Leicestershire Constabulary has now released figuresconfirming a
significant reduction in burglaries involving ITequipment. Just 10
incidents have been reported since theSmartWater launch, compared to
29 incidents for the previousyear – a reduction of 65%
A SmartWater Strategy launched in theHyde Park area of Doncaster has
recordedits first conviction within days of its officiallaunch.Two
youths, aged 16 and 17, fromnearby Edlington pleaded guilty to a
seriesof burglaries after traces of SmartWaterIndex solution were
found on their clothes. Since the conviction, the Mayor ofDoncaster
has pledged to make SmartWatersystems available to every home and
schoolin Doncaster, whilst local businesses are
To add to the campaign’s deterrentvalue, a large number of
SmartWater streetsigns have been unveiled in burglaryhotspots. Car
boot sales in and around Doncasterhave also been targeted, with police
officersinsisting that all stall holders have theirgoods screened for
traces of SmartWater toestablish whether they were selling stolen
The strategy recently led to thousandsof pounds of laptop
equipment beingrecovered and identified as belonging to StPatrick’s
primary school in Greenock. Theschool’s Headteacher revealed that
theyhad only coded their goods a few daysbefore the break in and was
delighted
property marking system introduced by Doncaster’s Safer
Doncaster Partnership has led to 20 arrests and helped reduce burglary
by 13.5% in parts of Doncaster over the last six months.
SmartWater, a colourless, odourless liquid which security marks
valuable property with a unique chemical formula, is offered free to
homes in Woodlands, Bentley, Highfields Balby , Hexthorpe , Lower
Wheatley, Hyde Park, Town Centre, Denaby Main, Edlington, Mexborough,
New Rossington, Stainforth and Moorends. Over 3000 householders have
signed up since June 2006, bringing the total number of houses covered
to 6500.
Chair of the Doncaster Safer Partnership, Mayor Martin Winter said:
"Smartwater works and I urge residents of all areas of Doncaster to
join the battle against the burglars and use it in their homes and
businesses. It is free in many cases, but even if you have to pay I
think it is money well spent. I have no doubt that as the project
continues over the next 18 months, we will see even more fantastic
results as the council and police work together to reduce burglary and
vehicle crime."
SmartWater irrefutably links property to its owner and criminals to a
crime scene. It won’t wash off or scrape off either goods or skin and
hair. Just like DNA, it only needs a speck of Smartwater to identify
the rightful owner.
Police Constable Kevin Burrows, of the Crime Reduction Unit in
Doncaster, said "Criminals fear Smartwater, as they know how foolproof
it is in securing convictions. Smartwater is preventative in letting
potential offenders know that we can link them to the crime scene. By
increasing the likelihood of being caught and convicted, we are
deterring burglars and car thieves in Doncaster."
South Yorkshire Police regularly screen property for sale at car boot
sales and second hand dealers. Covert operations have also been set up
using the SmartWater spray system which marks offenders at the crime
scene - linking them directly to offences and increasing the chance of
a successful prosecution. Nationally there is a 100% conviction rate
in crimes where the SmartWater spray has been used. Individuals
arrested for any offence in Doncaster are routinely screened for
SmartWater and 14 car thieves have been caught using a ‘trap car’
equipped with the marking system.
All local schools have been ‘Smartwatered’ - enabling items stolen
from schools to be traced and people in receipt of stolen goods to be
identified and prosecuted
..
It’s official - schools in Rugeley and Cannock have seen
thefts slashed after signing up to a joint initiative.
In a recent report issued by creators of state-of-the-art liquid
Smartwater, it states that in the past twelve months there has been
more than a 77% reduction in school burglary during 2007.
'' In 2003 farmers in the Glens of Antrim area in Northern Ireland
became victims of sheep rustling. Around 400 sheep were stolen and in
some instances entire flocks were disappearing from upland pastures.
To combat the problem, local farmers and police forces deployed a
SmartWater initiative. Within 12 months the problem was eradicated.
Since then SmartWater technology has won the support of police forces
throughout the UK and Europe.''
Following a pilot in the West Middlesbrough area, whereby Smartwater
was offered to every home and business in WMNT approximately 1550
residents and businesses benefited from the scheme. Crime figures
showed a large reduction of burglaries, thus the Community Safety Team
immediately sought funding to purchase a bulk supply of smartwater to
be used in other wards across the town
johannes
habshi wrote:
>
> Recently was the target of an attempted burglary.
> So the police came and gave me this smart water and a gun to shoot
> next time (just kidding!) .
> The chemical solution is specially made for each house , and
> you smear a bit of it in the nooks of your electronic or valuable
> product and put a marked with 'smart water' sticker on it.
> The thief cant sell it , as the dealers will shine uv light on
> it , and if it is discovered in his house a look at the smart water
> bit lifted like a finger print , shows where it has been stolen from.
> Phone the police to get yours now.
>
> http://www.smartwater.com/
>
> SmartWater is a colourless liquid solution that is simply
> dabbed onto the uneven surfaces of your valuables.
>
> It can be used to code all sorts of items such as jewellery,
> ornaments, electrical items and even your motor vehicle. Each bottle
> contains a unique chemical ‘code’ which is registered to you –
> conclusively proving ownership. It cannot be easily seen by the naked
> eye and is almost impossible to remove. The liquid glows under
> ultraviolet light making it easy for the Police to detect.
1. Probability of item ending up at police station = 0.00001
2. Item in police station, probability of using UV light = 0.000001
3. Probability of using info to trace owner = 0.00001
4. Having traced owner, probability of actually contacting = 0.00001
habshi
stolen goods which are untraceble so the criminals keeps them. With
smart water even jailing a few has huge deterrent effect locally as
shown in the statistics. There are only a few people doing this in
each district and once they are jailed the crime rate will fall.
Cynic
> Police can visit known robber homes regularly. They often find
>stolen goods which are untraceble so the criminals keeps them. With
>smart water even jailing a few has huge deterrent effect locally as
>shown in the statistics. There are only a few people doing this in
>each district and once they are jailed the crime rate will fall.
So how many convictions have so far resulted that would otherwise not
have taken place?
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Cynic
habshi
steep reduction in burglaries. Obviously it works as a deterrent and
if we all have to pay £46 a year to eliminate this menace, then I am
happy to do it.
excerpt
Smartwater is also being used in trap bandits(slot machines)
deployed in pubs and clubsthroughout Doncaster. One was activated at
theGranby Hotel on the High Street in Bawtry, whichled to the arrest
of a man who pleaded guilty totwo charges of burglary. Although he
attempted to discard his clothing,Smartwater was discovered on his
face, hands andarms
Smartwater devices arebeing used in trap cars, withcommonly
stolen items lefton display. The spray is activated whenthe vehicle is
attacked and analarm sounds to alert policeofficers nearby. The
strategy has alreadyled to the arrest of three ofDoncaster's top five
mostpersistent and prolificoffendersnd when the word went out on the
criminalgrapevine vehicle crime in the town centre fell by75 per cent.
Over 10,000 homes in Doncaster now haveproperty marked with
Smartwater and ‘Smartwaterareas’ have seen a 13.5 per cent fall in
burglary. It is free to all householders in some areas, suchas Hyde
Park, where burglary has fallen by 80 percent, and is available at a
reduced rate foreveryone with a Doncaster postcode
Well they can try - but they are unlikely to succeed. Other
methods of property marking such as etching or ultra violet pen
marking are vulnerable to being filed off or otherwise removed by a
determined criminal. This is because you normally need to write your
postcode on a flat surface on the item you want to protect.
The vast majority of offences reported locally, and particularly
burglary and theft are committed by a relatively small number of
habitual criminals who talk to each other when they are in custody.
Once dry the solution will remain on items for over 100 years and is
virtually impossible to remove and rubs off on anyone who handles the
items.
google search 'smart water conviction'
photo on
http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/policing-and-public-safety/safer-communities/community-safety/
significant reduction in burglaries involving ITequipment. Just 10
incidents have been reported since theSmartWater launch, compared to
29 incidents for the previousyear – a reduction of 65%
A SmartWater Strategy launched in theHyde Park area of Doncaster has
recordedits first conviction within days of its officiallaunch.Two
youths, aged 16 and 17, fromnearby Edlington pleaded guilty to a
seriesof burglaries after traces of SmartWaterIndex solution were
found on their clothes. Since the conviction, the Mayor ofDoncaster
has pledged to make SmartWatersystems available to every home and
schoolin Doncaster, whilst local businesses are
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The strategy recently led to thousandsof pounds of laptop
equipment beingrecovered and identified as belonging to StPatrick’s
primary school in Greenock. Theschool’s Headteacher revealed that
theyhad only coded their goods a few daysbefore the break in and was
delighted
property marking system introduced by Doncaster’s Safer
Doncaster Partnership has led to 20 arrests and helped reduce burglary
by 13.5% in parts of Doncaster over the last six months.
SmartWater, a colourless, odourless liquid which security marks
'' In 2003 farmers in the Glens of Antrim area in Northern Ireland
Janitor of Lunacy
> Look below for the people convicted. Most impressive is the
> steep reduction in burglaries. Obviously it works as a deterrent and
> if we all have to pay £46 a year to eliminate this menace, then I am
> happy to do it.
OK. What percentage have they offered you?