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billbuckhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 10:04 PM
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Digital Water Marks Thieves 
Edited on Tue Feb-15-05 10:14 PM by billbuckhead
CARDIFF, Wales -- Crooked criminal hearts may have fluttered and skipped a beat Monday when some of Britain's most notorious thieves opened a valentine from an unwelcome secret admirer -- one of London's top female police chiefs.


Digital Water Marks Thieves


SmartWater is a clear liquid containing microscopic particles encoded with a unique forensic signature that, when found coated on stolen property, provides a precise trace back to the owner and, when detected on a suspect, can conclusively implicate a felon.


Likened to giving household items and vehicles a DNA of their own, the fluid is credited with helping cut burglary in Britain to a 10-year low, with some cities reporting drops of up to 85 percent.

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benburch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 10:14 PM
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1. What a good idea! nt
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ContraBass Black Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 11:14 PM
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2. Sounds like a good idea, but
What about all the innocent people that guilty people have contact with?
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