Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Ontario’s Police Leaders Endorsing New Anti-theft Tool North Bay Police and police services across the province are endorsing a crime prevention tool that helps property owners prevent crimes resulting from break-ins and personal property theft. The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) today announced that the association is endorsing the new Trace™ pen, which allows property owners to invisibly mark and then easily register their valuables online in a secure Canadian centralized database. The database and product detection tools will be utilized by police to identify stolen property with the goal of reducing property theft in Ontario. The Trace™ pen is an application device filled with thousands of tiny plastic discs suspended in a phosphorus adhesive (visible with a black light) that is difficult to remove and hard to find. Each tiny disc, about the size of a grain of sand, is laser-etched with a unique PIN (Personal Identification Number) that can be linked to the property owner through the Trace™ Identification Network, essentially creating DNA for the user’s property. To learn more, view a 2-minute video demo at: traceidentified. “Preventing property crimes is a priority for us,” said Chief Paul Cook, North Bay Police Service. “We encourage the citizens of North Bay and Callander to help prevent crime by continuing to lock up their valuables. By using tools such as the Trace™ pen to mark and register their valuable items online, the public can help us identify their property if it’s stolen and return it to them when located.” RSR Solutions Inc., the company that developed the Trace™ Identification Network and sole Canadian licensee of the Trace™ pen, is working with the OACP to inform the public, second-hand stores, and pawnshops as to how they can be active participants in property theft prevention, detection, and conviction. “Having something stolen is a traumatic ordeal to go through. Often, very personal and sentimental items are stolen and lost forever. Marking and registering your valuables with Trace™ will reduce your chances of becoming a victim and improve the likelihood of those things you hold so dear being returned,” said Karey Davidson, President & CEO, RSR Solutions Inc. Property owners can mark roughly 50 items per Trace™ pen across Canada. The pen, which retails for $39.95, will initially be available through Home Hardware stores, including Gateway Home Hardware on Algonquin. It is also available for purchase online at traceidentified. Fishing Boat Located Following a news release issued yesterday morning regarding a report of a stolen fishing boat, North Bay Police would like to thank the public for continuing to report crime and for keeping police informed of suspicious activity in our neighbourhoods. The boat was located yesterday afternoon, left abandoned near Wasi Falls. B&E – Public’s assistance sought in locating two ride-on toy tractors A complainant contacted North Bay Police yesterday morning to report items stolen from a trailer at a business on Main Street West. Between 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 14 and 9 a.m. on Monday, September 15, an unknown person or persons entered a trailer at a business on Main Street West and removed a pink ride-on Magnum tractor, a child’s John Deer tractor, an aluminium dolly, and a 300-watt EU Honda inverter. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 705-497-5555. For those wishing to remain anonymous, there are three ways to contact Near North Crime Stoppers. Call toll-free at 1-800-222-8477, text the word “Nipper” plus information to 274637, or submit your tip online at nearnorthcrimestoppers.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:52:43 +0000
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