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Chimo
04-05-2007, 08:01 PM
:o Hi All

(Stuck this in Boat sectn but thought I'd beter put it here too)

"As this is what the Qld Police is able to do we might as well forget about NZ Poilce type web sites and just do this."

Sandgate and district Ausfishers its up to you to make this work so it goes state wide if you reckon its worth while.

So; as suggested in an earlier post the Queensland Police are getting into property protection and it might be worth considering for the Sandgate and district Ausfishers to take part in the trial to see if your gear becomes less attractive to theives and if it does get lifted maybe you can assist the crims with some time away if and when your gear is recovered.

Yamaha is also microdotting all their motors etc from the 1st may 2007 too.

Cheers
Chimo

PS It just dawned on me what ID-IT Its not IT as in computers (which is what it really is But "it" as in "a thing". Who dreams these names up.::) :(

Microdot technology trial starts:o

By TEELA JURGENSEN

RESIDENTS will get their first taste of a Queensland first property identification project this month after the launch of Project ID-IT at Sandgate.

Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson was among a host of guests at the launch, held at the Sandgate PCYC on Thursday. April 26. Sandgate was chosen as the first suburb in Queensland to trial the project, which involves the use of microdot technology to encourage people to mark their personal property. Microdots are the size of a pinhole and encrypted with a 15-digit code that is registered to the owner. They are applied to property via a spray-on glue that has an ultra-violet trace.

Mr Atkinson said while property theft would never be eliminated, the six month project had the potential to reduce theft statistics.

"In every property crime there are five elements: victim, offender, opportunity, ability and desire to commit a crime," he said. "The ability to successfully commit a crime is significantly curtailed if there is a real chance of us identifying the property."

State Member for Sandgate Vicky Darling, representing Police Minister Judy Spence at the launch, said research had revealed the community was apathetic about marking their property. "This project needs the support of the community to be successful," Ms Darling said.

A series of community education days will be held at Sandgate PCYC, with the first on May 12 and 13, from 10am-lpm.

Residents can borrow engravers and have sentimental jewellery digitally photographed and downloaded on to CDs for free and purchase cans of microdots.

Phone 3631 8030 or 3364 3313.