Tool Marking Leads To Recovery

Wolverhampton Police is recommending the use of SelectaDNA to mark tools, especially those left in vans by tradespeople.

A police spokesperson says: “When your whole livelihood is in one vehicle, it is even more important to think how you can keep your van and its contents safe.”

They recommend security marking tools and any other high value property by using products such as SelectaDNA and making sure you make a note of serial numbers to register them on SelectaDNA’s Secure Asset Register (Secure Asset Register | SelectaDNA). This will enable police to trace tools that are recovered after being stolen and allows them to be returned to the rightful owner.

In November 2021, Wolverhampton Police Partnerships announced a property marking success story on Twitter involving a haul of tools worth £14,000 that were stolen from a vehicle and subsequently returned to two local businesses because they were able to be identified.