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Discreet systems win at World Cup

27 Oct 2011

ANZ, the official bank of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, took pride of place on Auckland’s Queens Wharf as the city proudly welcomed locals and international visitors to the country’s largest fan zone.

DNA to protect at the pumps

21 Dec 2012

After having their business burnt to the ground in an arson attack in 2011, Whakamaru G.A.S petrol station owner Alex Sutherland is taking all the precautions to make sure that his premises are properly secured from any further incident.

UK use Property Marking to reduce crime

02 Mar 2010

Across the UK, SelectaDNA is being used to reduce the rate of burglary and theft in commercial and residential areas.

No excess with SelectaDNA

12 Mar 2010

Customers in New Zealand who purchase a SelectaDNA property marking kit alongside their BNZ home insurance policy will no longer need to pay a standard excess if they make a burglary claim.

Schools throughout UK embrace SelectaDNA

18 Aug 2009

The Inverness Crime Prevention Panel (ICPP) is working in partnership with the Northern Constabulary and has launched SelectaDNA at Crown Primary School with the aim of protecting expensive school equipment such as laptops, PC’s and whiteboards from theft

Zero Residential Burglary Reported in East Dulwich

18 Feb 2009

BURGLARY has been one of the key drivers of crime levels in East Dulwich in the London borough of Southwark. But following a new scheme launched in October 2008 using SelectaDNA forensic property marking kits, there were ZERO residential burglaries rep

Mayoral Chains Protected Against Burglary

14 Apr 2009

THE Mayor of Castle Point in Essex made sure his chains of office were secure today by having them forensically marked to show the importance of protecting valuable items.

SelectaDNA launches in New Zealand

02 Sep 2009

A new marking device that invisibly codes property could see burglars caught blue-handed.

DNA Spray to foil thieves

08 Jan 2012

McDonald's restaurants are fighting back against thieves by blasting suspected robbers with an invisible DNA spray as they attempt to flee. The spray, which remains on the suspect's skin for two weeks and on clothes for up to six months, has been introduc

Bright light on safety message

22 Jul 2013

Today the Puriri Neighbourhood Policing Team's Safe as Houses project will be launched at St Mark's Church on Puriri St, and the children's art exhibition will be open to the public.

Cops dish out markers in fight against crime

08 Oct 2013

Source: New Zealand Herald; Pictured: Counties Manukau West Area Commander Jason Hewett said the programme would help people in a community that had been hit hard by theft over the past few years

Residents can now fight back

08 Oct 2013

Source: New Zealand Herald; Pictured: Evan Lockington, co-ordinator at Viscount Community House, Mangere, says Operation Safe as Houses has made a difference.