Recently, The Herald recently published a report about two burglars who broke into a house. After receiving good leads, the Mountlake Terrace police were able to apprehend the burglars and recover much of the stolen property. The burglars' motivation? To pay off a traffic ticket. (http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110114/NEWS01/701149805/1131/NEWS08)
Comment: Another element of this story, not mentioned in the article, would be good descriptions of the stolen property. Property crime detectives frequently run across property that they are sure is stolen, but without a report, or good description, they cannot return it to the rightful owner. You can help yourself and help police by participating in Operation ID.
Mark appropriate items of your property with your driver's licence number. Take pictures of your property. For electronic items, take down serial numbers Keep this information in a safe place (your own safe or file cabinet and a safe deposit box. Then if your property is stolen, police will have an easier time returning it to you.
For more information about Operation ID go to:
http://sheriff.snoco.org/Documents/Operation%20ID.pdf
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