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BT’s Openreach division has a major new initiative against cable theft, announcing the deployment of SmartWater, an invisible solution which can be used to forensically ‘tag’ metal thieves and protect the telecoms network across the UK.

Torfaen council is cracking down on flytippers with the help of an innovative forensic marking system.

Two thieves have been sent to jail after being caught with the help of SmartWater.

Scarborough Borough Council has adopted a pioneering security technique to combat thieves who target lead roofing.

Thieves risked their lives when they clambered to the roof of Maidstone’s Blockbusters to steal metal. The pair, in their 30s, went on to neatly pile lead sheeting and copper by the roof’s edge ready to sell on. But they were thwarted after witness’s contacted police. It was the latest in a series of similar thefts as the price of lead and copper soars.

A revolutionary security system has slashed crime in two urban areas of Burton in Staffordshire and saved taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds.

A Revolutionary security system has slashed crime in two urban areas of Burton in Staffordshire and saved taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds.

Thieves targeting expensive farming equipment are being tackled under a police initiative.

Bee keepers in North Derbyshire are buzzing - thanks to a police initiative to curb a rise in the number of hive thefts.
 

Theft and vandalism in Darlington schools have fallen by 40 per cent in the past year.