HORNCASTLE people were given the chance to have their valuables security marked at a special event on June 9 when the town’s Neighbourhood Policing Team organised the event to make sure people’s valuables were marked or post-coded so they can be easily returned if stolen or lost.

Police Community Support Officer Nigel Wass said: “This was the perfect opportunity to come along and have your property security marked. Not only will this assist us if we ever have to trace the owners, but it will also act as a deterrent to anyone thinking of stealing it.”

Bicycles, Mobile Phones, IPODs, Playstations, Satellite Navigation Equipment, Garden Equipment and electrical goods are all targeted by criminals and getting them properly marked up will help in the fight against crime and prevent recovered property gathering dust in police stations!

Obtaining the correct type of property marking equipment is easy if you buy online where there are a selection of tools from simple Permanent UV Marking Pens (including specialist pens for marking documents, glass & clothing etc.)

There are even Complete Property Marking Kits for protecting just about everything on the car, motorbike oe in the home.

There is also a selection of UV Lamps available for making the UV marks visual! which is really handy for checking that you have marked your property with the invisble UV ink correctly.

There is a useful website where people can also register their valuables at www.immobilise.com which helps reunite people with lost and stolen property.