STICKY-FINGERED thieves will find themselves caught out thanks to a new hi-tech glue protecting property in Govanhill. Police are today launching a major new operation to crack down on crime in the area.
Residents in the community are being told they will see a dramatic increase in the number of officers on the streets over the next two weeks.
Senior police officers want Operation Kapal to tackle the high rates of housebreaking.
The crime, previous dubbed an "infectious" problem by a senior officer, is the most prominent in Govanhill.
Officers will be targetting houses in certain streets in the area to give residents DNA kits that will mark their property with a unique code and protect it from theft.
The same scheme carried out in an area of England saw break-ins dramatically reduced.
Police in Govanhill
Inspector John Menzies is leading the operation. He said: "Govanhill has got issues in relation to housebreaking and acquisitive crime and has done for a few years.
"We try as much as we can to impact on that but we do have some difficulties in relation to it.
"SelectaDNA has been used down south and has seen housebreaking reduced significantly so we know it is effective."
Working in four streets in the centre of Govanhill, officers will make sure every property is visited, working over day shifts and back shifts.
The community has speakers of 63 different languages so police have asked Govanhill Housing Association for support with translators.
SelectaDNA is a type of glue - which is vegan friendly - laced with microscopic barcodes called microdots that are unique to each bottle.
It is used to mark property, such as tablets, mobile phones or laptops, and then the number is recorded in a database so the items can b
0 Comments