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Theft of lead from the roof of a Staffordshire church has been stopped in its tracks thanks to SmartWater evidence.

A campaign to locate, log and protect thousands of war memorials across the UK, using cutting edge forensic technology, is being launched today

SmartWater Technology Ltd, has solved the complex issue of marking cable reels with its forensically coded liquid during the manufacturing process and recording the data in a way that will give law enforcement agencies the ability to tie thieves to their crimes – or, preferably, deter them from committing those crimes.

A housing association is putting a stop to the theft of copper pipes from its properties with the aid of SmartWater.

They were part of a multi-agency operation which carried out a day of action in the west of the county, aiming to both recover stolen material and send a deterrent message to others in the scrap business.

Police and partner agencies in Shropshire carried out raids on scrap metal merchants in the county town of Shrewsbury after warning them to ensure they were complying with all laws.

A gang of thieves who stole BT communications cable that was marked with a forensic liquid have been sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Local police in Gainsborough are making 500 SmartWater kits available to tackle metal theft in unoccupied properties.

Metal thieves in Caerphilly county borough now face a much greater chance of being caught thanks to the use of SmartWater which is now being widely used across the borough. 

Northumbria Police have teamed up with public property owners to use SmartWater as the latest weapon in the war against metal thieves following a recent rise of metal thefts in the area.