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Burglaries And Theft Slashed By 30% In Just Three Months
Tuesday, 2 March 2010 A POLICE operation to crack down on burglaries in West Oxfordshire using SelectaDNA as part of a combined package of crime reduction tools, has resulted in a 30% drop in crime overall. Read more... |
Durham Partnership Gears Up To Reduce Bike Theft
Friday, 26 February 2010 UP TO 3,000 bikes belonging to young children, commuters and rural community members are being security marked using Selectamark’s bikeregister system to prevent and deter cycle theft in County Durham. Read more... |
SelectaDNA Stems Flow Of Crime After Floods
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 THREE months after the introduction of an anti-looting scheme using SelectaDNA to protect flood-affected properties in West Cumbria, there have been ZERO burglaries reported. Read more... |
Burglars Risk Getting ‘Shopped’ In Grimsby Town
Monday, 22 February 2010  RETAILERS in Grimsby are winning the fight against crime after spending a grant from the Home Office on SelectaDNA property marking kits to protect their businesses against burglary. Read more... |
Edinburgh Bikeregister Scheme Wins SBD Award
Monday, 15 February 2010  A HARD-HITTING scheme that is fighting back against the ongoing problem of bike theft in Edinburgh has won a Secured By Design (SBD) award. Read more... |
SelectaDNA Fine Tunes Security At College
Friday, 12 February 2010  INSTRUMENTS from the music department at Suffolk New College in Ipswich are being marked with SelectaDNA to protect them from loss and theft. Read more... |
Farmers Keep Watch Against Crime
Tuesday, 9 February 2010  FARMERS from Pembrokeshire are joining the fight against crime by marking agricultural machinery and farmyard equipment with SelectaDNA. Read more... |
Government Funds Anti-Theft Scheme For Thurrock Schools
Monday, 8 February 2010  SCHOOLS across the Thurrock area of Essex are being offered SelectaDNA property marking kits to stop thieves stealing valuable educational equipment. Read more... |
Birmingham Students Learn How To Protect Their Property
Wednesday, 3 February 2010  STUDENTS from the University of Birmingham living off-campus are actively involved in a new scheme using SelectaDNA’s hi-tech forensic marking system to protect their accommodation and personal possessions from theft. Read more... |
100% Burglary Reduction On Crime-Ridden Industrial Estate
Tuesday, 2 February 2010  THERE has been a 100% reduction in burglaries on a previously crime-ridden industrial estate in Pembrokeshire, following the use of SelectaDNA forensic marking. Read more... |
Sunderland Police Grease The Way To Capture Lead Thieves
Wednesday, 27 January 2010  A NEW Police operation is underway in Sunderland using SelectaDNA Grease to put a stop to lead thefts. Read more... |
Trackside Metal Theft Derailed By SelectaDNA Technology
Wednesday, 27 January 2010  SELECTAMARK’S Dutch distributor, Rhine Group BV, has won a major contract to protect the main rail infrastructure in the Netherlands from metal theft, using forensic marking product SelectaDNA. Read more... |
Rotherham Scheme Is As Safe As Houses
Tuesday, 26 January 2010  EMPTY homes awaiting tenants in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, are being protected from burglary by Selectamark’s permanent marking etching system. Read more... |
Matlock Residents Tackle Burglary Head On
Monday, 25 January 2010  A CRIME prevention blitz on a Derbyshire estate is giving residents the chance to keep their property safe with SelectaDNA technology. Read more... |
Dudley DNA Scheme Cuts Burglaries By More Than Half
Wednesday, 13 January 2010  ONE YEAR on from the launch of a SelectaDNA property marking scheme in a crime hotspot in Dudley, residential burglaries have been cut by an impressive 52%. Read more... |
‘High Risk’ Streets Get Burglary Solution
Tuesday, 12 January 2010  POLICE in Essex are targeting ‘high risk’ streets in Basildon and Thurrock with SelectaDNA forensic marking in a new crackdown against burglaries. Read more... |
Essex Commuter-Belt Village Tightens Up Security
Friday, 8 January 2010  NINE HUNDRED homes in an affluent village in Essex are to be protected by SelectaDNA in a new scheme to deter and prevent dwelling burglaries in the area. Read more... |
SelectaDNA Helps Cumbrian Flood Victims Deter Looting
Monday, 4 January 2010  FLOOD-AFFECTED areas of West Cumbria are being protected by more than 2,000 SelectaDNA property marking kits as local Police take to the streets to continue their efforts to prevent crime in the area. Read more... |
DNA Housing Scheme Reduces Burglary And Fear Of Crime
Sunday, 3 January 2010  EIGHTEEN months after the launch of a regeneration scheme involving the use of SelectaDNA on a Middlesborough housing estate, both burglary and the fear of crime have been reduced. Read more... |
Festive Thieves Won’t Have A Happy Christmas
Wednesday, 16 December 2009  THIEVES who target homes over the Christmas period in West Yorkshire are in for a shock this year as many homes are being protected by a new DNA forensic marking system that can easily link criminals to the scene of the crime. Read more... |
SelectaDNA In Award-Winning POP Partnership
Tuesday, 8 December 2009  A NEIGHBOURHOOD renewal project that has been using SelectaDNA to help improve the quality of life for residents in a deprived area of Lancashire has scooped a Problem Oriented Partnership (POP) Award at a recent ceremony held in Blackpool. Read more... |
Dwelling Burglary & Bike Theft Reduced In Massive DNA Scheme
Monday, 7 December 2009  AN ENTIRE policing district on the north-east coast of England which covers nearly 100 square miles, is being protected by SelectaDNA forensic marking after Cleveland Police introduced an extensive scheme featuring both urban and rural locations. Read more... |
Burglary Driven Down By 50% In West London “Hotspot”
Monday, 30 November 2009  ONE YEAR on from the launch of a highly successful inner city crime reduction scheme using SelectaDNA, burglaries have been reduced by up to 50% and theft from cars has also decreased. Read more... |
Slovakian Police Visit UK On Forensic Marking Mission
Saturday, 21 November 2009  POLICE officers from Slovakia recently visited the UK to find out more about SelectaDNA and to see how it was being used to prevent crime in the Buckinghamshire area. Read more... |
Broadland Properties Are Armed Against Thieves
Thursday, 19 November 2009  BURGLARS who target homes and business premises in the Broadland District of Norfolk will be thinking twice about the risks involved, as the properties are now armed with a new forensic application that will instantly link them with the crime scene. Read more... |
Successful Crime Reduction Blitz On Baslow
Tuesday, 17 November 2009  AGENCIES from across the Derbyshire Dales have been delighted with the success of a recent crime prevention campaign in the Baslow area, as part of Operation Relentless. Read more... |
McDonald’s Serves Up A Side Order Of SelectaDNA
Wednesday, 28 October 2009  ENTRY and exit points at the main McDonald’s restaurant in Rotterdam city centre are being protected from burglary by the installation of the new SelectaDNA intruder spray that uses forensic DNA to link offenders directly to the crime scene. Read more... |
South Molton Takes A Stand Against Rural Theft
Friday, 23 October 2009  A MARKET town in North Devon took a stand against theft recently when local police held a successful property marking event using Selectamark products to highlight the importance of crime prevention to local residents. Read more... |
Top Girls' School Deters Theft With DNA
Thursday, 15 October 2009  A PRESTIGIOUS independent girls' school in Somerset is protecting all its new IT equipment from theft by using forensic marking product SelectaDNA. Read more... |
All Schools In Oxfordshire Marked By SelectaDNA
Thursday, 24 September 2009  NEW computer and electronic equipment in EVERY primary and secondary school in Oxfordshire is being forensically marked with SelectaDNA after the introduction of a wide-reaching crime prevention initiative by Oxfordshire County Council. Read more... |
SelectaDNA Brings Added Security To Services Group
Friday, 11 September 2009  FORENSIC marking product SelectaDNA has been a highly effective theft deterrent at the Sunlight Services Group headquarters where there have been ZERO reported burglaries since January 2007. Read more... |
New Zealand Banks On Catching Robbers Blue-Handed
Tuesday, 8 September 2009  THE latest in DNA spray technology is to be used to protect all branches of the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) from robbery.
Entry points at each bank are being fitted with spray jets containing SelectaDNA Intruder Spray, which will coat fleeing criminals with a DNA-coded spray as they leave the scene of the crime. Read more... |
ZERO On-Site Burglaries Reported At GlaxoSmithKline
Friday, 4 September 2009  TWO years after the introduction of SelectaDNA forensic marking at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline's premises in west London, there have been ZERO on-site burglaries reported. Read more... |
SelectaDNA Technology Launches In New Zealand
Tuesday, 1 September 2009 AN INTERNATIONAL crime fighting initiative using SelectaDNA technology is launching today in Auckland, New Zealand. Read more... |
New Initiative To Keep Sheds Safe
Monday, 31 August 2009  FOLLOWING a recent rise in shed and garage theft of 400% in the Darwin and Biggin Hill areas of the London borough of Bromley, the Met Police decided immediate action was needed to reduce and deter burglaries. Read more... |
Andrew Knights Appointed As Managing Director
Monday, 17 August 2009  SELECTAMARK is delighted to announce that Andrew Knights has been appointed as Managing Director, following the retirement of previous MD Chris Taylor after 15 years service. Read more... |
Making Life Harder For Burglars In Buckinghamshire
Monday, 10 August 2009  A WIDE-REACHING SelectaDNA scheme is being introduced across Buckinghamshire this week to make life more difficult for burglars and thieves and make it easier to convict them. Read more... |
1,000 Homes In Dagenham To Be DNA Protected
Tuesday, 28 July 2009  A MAJOR anti-burglary initiative has been launched in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham involving 1,000 homes in the Valence Park area. Read more... |
SelectaDNA Spreads Throughout Norfolk
Friday, 24 July 2009  HOMES in three very different areas of Norfolk are being protected with forensic property marking product SelectaDNA. Read more... |
Residential Burglary Drops By 55% In East Dulwich
Monday, 22 June 2009  SIX months after the introduction of an extensive SelectaDNA forensic property marking scheme in East Dulwich, south London, residential burglary has dropped dramatically. Read more... |
Selectamark Ramps Up Security In Doncaster Schools
Tuesday, 16 June 2009  FOLLOWING a new link-up with Bike It, the national cycle-to-school initiative, children from primary schools in the Doncaster area have had their bikes security-marked and placed on the Bikeregister database to protect them from loss and theft. Read more... |
Home Office Backs New SelectaDNA Scheme In Essex
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 OVER 5,000 homes in the Basildon and Thurrock district of Essex are being forensically marked with SelectaDNA to protect against burglary Read more... |
IT Theft Reduced To ZERO At Busy London Hospital
Monday, 25 May 2009  OVER 1,000 items of IT equipment belonging to Ealing Hospital NHS Trust have been forensically marked using SelectaDNA, as part of an ongoing initiative to prevent and deter theft. Read more... |
Watching Out For Boat Theft In Watchet
Monday, 18 May 2009  MARITIME security has been tightened at the seaside town of Watchet in Somerset following the launch of a new Boat Watch scheme using SelectaDNA forensic marking. Read more... |
SelectaDNA Helps Make Richmond London's Safest Borough
Tuesday, 28 April 2009  SUCCESSFUL crime-busting campaign Operation Lockout, which uses SelectaDNA as a major component of the scheme, has dramatically reduced burglary and theft in Richmond upon Thames. Read more... |
Church Metal Theft Stops After Crackdown
Friday, 24 April 2009  FOLLOWING a year-long police crackdown using SelectaDNA to reduce metal theft from churches and other public buildings in the Waverley district of Surrey, there have been NO reported incidents. Read more... |
Mayoral Chains Protected Against Burglary
Tuesday, 14 April 2009  THE Mayor of Castle Point in Essex made sure his chains of office were secure today by having them forensically marked with SelectaDNA. Read more... |
Havering Schools Excel In Crime Reduction
Monday, 30 March 2009  EVERY school in the east London borough of Havering is now being protected by SelectaDNA forensic marking following the introduction of an extensive scheme in the area. Read more... |
Derbyshire Dales Take Action To Beat The Burglar
Thursday, 26 March 2009  OFFICERS from the Safer Neighbourhood team at Derbyshire Constabulary have been visiting 250 homes in the Wirksworth area as part of a new scheme to offer advice to local people to reduce the risk of having their homes broken into. Read more... |
Bikeregister Reduces Bike Theft By 44%
Wednesday, 25 March 2009  BIKES belonging to commuters, students, shoppers and children in the Chichester area have been visibly marked with a permanent security marking as part of a successful scheme to prevent and deter cycle theft.Read more... |
Salford Council Takes SNAP Decision To Reduce Burglary
Friday, 27 February 2009  THOUSANDS of homes in the Eccles district of Winton, Salford, are to benefit from a new SelectaDNA property marking scheme, which is being introduced to reduce crime and make residents feel safer. Read more... |
Zero Residential Burglary Reported in East Dulwich
Wednesday, 18 February 2009 Following a new scheme launched in October 2008 using SelectaDNA, there were ZERO residential burglaries reported in East Dulwich over a two month period Read more... |
DNA Convictions For Thieves Reeled In By 'Bait' Cars
Monday, 9 February 2009  TWO persistent criminal offenders have been convicted of theft from motor vehicles in Lancashire following the use of SelectaDNA Gel - a new transferable forensic gel - in police 'bait' cars. Read more... |
Thames Valley Police Take The Shine Off Metal Theft
Monday, 12 January 2009  Thames Valley Police launch Operation Precious in conjunction with Selectamark, which produces SelectaDNA Grease, a new forensic product which carries a unique DNA code that can be traced on stolen metals as well as clothing and the hands of anyone who comes into contact with it. Read more... |
National Metal Theft Crime Unit announced
Friday, 9 January 2009 Alan Campbell, Home Office Minister for Crime Reduction, today announced plans for a pilot specialist police unit to tackle the growing problem of metal theft. Read more... |
Torbay Police Issue DNA Warning To Burglars
Tuesday, 16 December 2008  OVER 450 homes in Torbay are benefiting from the latest crime prevention property-marking initiative which aims to reduce burglary and deter theft in the area. Read more... |
Police Give Loughborough Students Lessons In DNA
Tuesday, 9 December 2008  STUDENTS from Loughborough University have been receiving practical advice on how to keep themselves and their possessions safe, as well as a SelectaDNA property marking kit Read more... |
Dudley Police Operation Helps Identify Burglars
Thursday, 4 December 2008 OVER 700 homes in a 'hotspot' area of Dudley are to benefit from SelectaDNA - the latest in hi-tech DNA property marking - in a bid to deter burglars. Read more... |
New Code of Conduct for Inverness Schools
Tuesday, 2 December 2008  A NEW crime prevention initiative which uses the latest hi-tech DNA coding product is being introduced to schools in Inverness. Read more... |
Police Use DNA To Deter Wall-to-wall Crime Wave
Tuesday, 25 November 2008  SelectaDNA is being used to combat an unusual crime trend that has been taking place in a residential area of Lytham in Lancashire. Read more... |
DNA Anti-theft Schemes Go Dutch
Monday, 17 November 2008  A GROUP of Dutch police officers have recently toured the UK on a fact- finding mission to see how British police have been combating burglary and car crime. Read more... |
Selectamark Gets In Tune With Housing Residents
Thursday, 30 October 2008  ELDERLY residents from a sheltered housing scheme in Oldham were delighted to see the return of their prized musical instruments which had been stolen following a break-in. Read more... |
DNA Traps Thieves At Empty Homes
Monday, 6 October 2008  SelectaDNA - the latest in DNA technology has been deployed by leading housing association Pennine Housing 2000 to combat a spate of thefts from empty homes. Read more... |
SelectaDNA Reaches New Heights
Thursday, 25 September 2008  PILOTS were recently invited to land their planes at the launch of an innovative aircraft registration scheme at Shoreham Airport. Read more... |
Antiques Roadshow Puts SelectaDNA on Display
Wednesday, 10 September 2008  OLD met new recently at the BBC Antiques Roadshow at Leeds Castle near Kent, as Maidstone police offered the latest in crime prevention techniques to safeguard valuable antiques. Read more... |
New DNA Code Helps Crack Burglary In Norfolk
Thursday, 4 September 2008  As part of a police-led crime reduction initiative, more than 75 residents living in The Friars area of King's Lynn now have their property forensically protected with SelectaDNA Read more... |
Marine Theft Sinks With SelectaDNA
Wednesday, 3 September 2008  OVER 50 boats and various items of equipment belonging to members of a boat club near Salcombe, in south Devon, have been marked with SelectaDNA following the introduction of a scheme to deter marine theft. Read more... |
Greenwich Takes Tough Stance on Metal Theft
Tuesday, 26 August 2008  A NEW operation has been launched in the London Borough of Greenwich, south-east London, to crackdown on the theft of valuable metals from businesses and public buildings in the borough. Read more... |
BBC Films DNA Grease In Police ‘Rat-Trap’ Vehicles
Thursday, 24 July 2008  WITH 3,000 cars in the UK broken into everyday, the latest in forensic technology is being successfully used by The Metropolitan Police to help tackle theft from motor vehicles. Selectamark’s SelectaDNA Grease was featured in last night’s BBC documentary series Cars, Cops and Criminals (July 22nd, BBC1, 9pm), which examined the changing face of car theft in the UK. Read more... |
Telford Police Take The Right Tack Against Theft
Thursday, 3 July 2008  FOLLOWING a dramatic increase in the theft of horse equipment from stables in the Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin areas, West Mercia Police recently backed an innovative event aimed at raising public awareness of the crime. Read more... |
Housing Association to benefit from SelectaDNA
Monday, 16 June 2008 A HOUSING estate in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, is being transformed by a regeneration scheme and a new theft deterrent programme using DNA. Read more... |
Roofing firms fight back against Lead Theft
Thursday, 24 April 2008  THE theft of lead from roofs of public buildings such as churches, schools and council buildings has been a major problem in areas throughout the UK. Read more... |
Top tips to prevent Metal Theft
Tuesday, 8 April 2008  SCHOOL premises along with churches, offices and public buildings have been among the main targets for thieves cashing in on a crime trend brought about by scrap metal prices increasing in value several times over. Read more... |
SELECTADNA distributor appointed in The Netherlands
Friday, 14 March 2008  Selectamark is delighted to announce the appointment of a SELECTADNA distributor in The Netherlands. Read more... |
John Earnshaw appointed as Head of Housing
Friday, 1 February 2008  SELECTAMARK Security Systems plc is delighted to announce that John Earnshaw has been appointed as Head of Housing. Read more... |
Villagers Issue DNA Warning To Burglars
Thursday, 6 December 2007  A picturesque village near Cannock in South Staffordshire has been selected by local police as the perfect location to run a pre-Christmas anti-theft campaign. Read more... |
School burglaries fall by 47% with SELECTADNA
Tuesday, 25 September 2007  SCHOOLS have always been prime targets for thieves thanks to the wide range of audio, video and ICT equipment that lies within their walls. Likely targets for theft include computers and laptops, whiteboards, data projectors, sports equipment and other electronic items. Read more... |
Bikeregister puts the brakes on bike theft
Tuesday, 18 September 2007  Following a recent high profile visible-marking campaign involving bikes belonging to MPs, Peers and parliamentary workers from the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, a bike that was subsequently stolen has been recovered by police and returned to its rightful owner. Read more... |
SELECTADNA is a big hit for Social Housing
Tuesday, 19 June 2007  Selectamark Security Systems plc chose the Chartered Institute of Housing Annual Conference and Exhibition 2007 to introduce their ground-breaking Forensic Coding product SelectaDNA to the UK social housing market. Read more... |
MPs Take Secure Route On All Party Bike Ride
Friday, 15 June 2007  BIKES belonging to MPs and Peers were visibly marked with a permanent security marking before they set off on this year’s All Party Parliamentary Bike Ride. Read more... |
Selectamark Moves Into The Driving Seat
Wednesday, 2 May 2007  IN AN exciting new venture, security firm Selectamark Security Systems plc has shifted up a gear by winning a contract to mark the prestigious collection of vehicles at the world-renowned National Motor Museum, at Beaulieu in Hampshire. In order to protect against theft, the company’s new SELECTADNA product will be applied to each of the 250 valuable exhibits at the Museum, which traces the story of motoring from 1894 to today. Read more... |
Winsford Industrial Estate creates 'No Go' area for thieves
Wednesday, 13 December 2006  Businesses on the biggest industrial estate in Winsford, Cheshire, are using pioneering DNA technology to tackle theft, making it a ‘no go’ area for criminals. Read more... |
Dockyard residents stamp out theft
Monday, 13 November 2006  Residents on a south London housing estate are aiming to reduce theft in the area by using the latest in DNA marking products to mark their property and motor vehicles. Read more... |
Eltham 'Hot' properties aim to beat festive thieves
Monday, 13 November 2006  On the run up to Christmas, residents of an exclusive south London roadare aiming to reduce and deter theft in the area by using the latest inDNA marking products to mark their personal property. Read more... |
Royal Parks Have Deckchairs Marked
Friday, 4 August 2006  This summer’s heat-wave has meant that London’s green spaces are busier than ever, with many people choosing to hire a deckchair when they visit the park. With this in mind, The Royal Parks Foundation, the charity organisation that raises money to protect London’s eight Royal Parks, has asked security firm Selectamark to indelibly mark some of its 4,000 deckchairs so that it is clear that they are official park property. Read more... |
