North Lincolnshire Council’s Safer Neighbourhoods team is working with Humberside Police to offer free bike marking and encourage people to register their valuables on the IMMOBILISE website for free.
Safer Neighbourhoods and Humberside Police are holding an event on Saturday, October 11 at Brigg Police Station, Barnard Avenue, from 10am to 2pm, for people to have their bikes marked.
Bike
marking is only for bicycles. The Police have a special marking kit that they
use to stamp the postcode of the owner on the bike. This will then give you a
greater chance of having your bike returned if it is lost or stolen.
If
you would like to have your bike marked, just turn up on the day. You will need
to bring your mobile phone with you as the Police will need the IMEI number from
the phone to set up your Immobilise account.
Keep
check of your valuables and register these items on the IMMOBILISE website at www.humberside.police.uk/immobilise. If any of
these items get lost or stolen then you can update the status of the item on the
website. This will then enable the Police to identify owners of recovered lost
or stolen property.
Items
that you can register range from jewellery and mobile phones to bikes and
laptops.
IMMOBILISE
is the free national property database that allows you to be reunited with your
belongings if they are ever lost or stolen.
Almost
any item can be registered with IMMOBILISE in minutes. You can quickly and
easily record serial numbers, add photographs or list individual features.
Thieves
can be more easily identified if they steal registered goods. Also if you mark
the belongings up with the labels then potential thieves may not want to take
them in the first place.
If
your item is stolen inform the police and then visit: www.humberside.police.uk/immobilise to update
your items status. If your property is recovered by the police, it can be traced
back to you.
The
police also regularly check second-hand dealers and car boot sales to find out
if any items on sale have been registered and reported stolen. As a result items
can be returned and thieves and criminal dealers prosecuted.
Coun Carl Sherwood (Brigg & Wolds), cabinet member for customer services, sport and leisure,
said: “Humberside
Police has had a lot of requests for bikes to be marked recently, which is why
we have teamed up to provide this event on Saturday at Brigg Police Station. If
you would like to have your bike marked pop along to the event.
“We
are also encouraging people to register their belongings on the IMMOBILISE
website. It can be an upsetting time if you lose or have any of your belongings
stolen, but by registering your valuables on the website you have more of a
chance of them being returned. If you haven’t done already, register your
belongings and be one step ahead.”
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