Free Garden Equipment Property Marking scheme
Following on from the success of our recent free cycle marking event earlier this year your local Neighbourhood Policing Team are introducing a free property marking scheme for residents living in the village. This scheme is aimed at security marking garden equipment that can be found in garden sheds and garages, for example, sit-on-mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers, etc.

Marking garden equipment is one of the simplest and most effective ways of protecting valuable items. To assist in the prevention and detection of crime, equipment should be marked by a method which is secure, visible and leads to the identity of the owner. Even if some equipment is not considered valuable enough to mark, it should be marked so that if it is stolen, it makes it more difficult for the criminal to dispose of and far more likely that they will be convicted if caught in possession.

Using a system of pre-printed stencils and chemical etching local officers will visit residential properties and mark selected items. Signs and stickers will also be used to inform prospective thieves that all garden equipment is security marked and registered.

A record will be kept of all items marked; using a free phone 0800 number this database can be referred to, 24 hours a day, should an item be stolen and subsequently found.

Interested? Then collect a booking form up from the front table in the Village Hall, add your contact details and a preferable date for having your property marked. Once done, either leave your completed form for us to collect in the village hall or just contact any one of us and we will visit you and security mark your property.

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