BRIGG POLICE HOSTING SECURITY SESSION

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.”