Police are offering to mark your high value equipment in an attempt to combat theft.
The Stirling Rural Police Community Team have secured some SelectaDNA property marking kits.
This can be used as a crime prevention device, and there are also signs available to warn thieves that such equipment is being used, to put them off targeting properties.
These kits are a forensic marking solution which puts a unique DNA profiler on your belongings.
Police Scotland Forth Valley posted: “In an effort to combat thefts of quad bikes, trailers, equine equipment and chainsaws from our rural properties, Stirling rural police community team have secured a number of SelectaDNA property marking kits and are offering to mark your property for you.
“SelectaDNA are Secure by Design approved and come with Home Office and Police Scotland accreditation.
“We are offering to come out to your property and mark any high value equipment you have such as quad bikes, trailers, horse boxes, chainsaws and other such items with the kit and give you in-person crime prevention advice.
“We also have signs which can be placed on farm gates to warn criminals of the use of SelectaDNA and make them twice before targeting your property.”
There are a small number of kits available, so if anyone would like to take up the police on this offer, they should contact their local community team at ForthValleyCommunityPoliceStirling@scotland.police.uk .
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