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Business crime: Selectamark

by Mark Rowe

The security product company Selectamark was a sponsor of the London business crime reduction conference on November 16, and the company’s MD James Brown was among the speakers, describing the products and services.

They include the SelectaDNA forensic marking products, as in use for example on the HS1 railway line, to combat metal theft from trackside. The SelectaDNA Spray is now used in over 20 countries and is used by banks, jewellers, petrol stations, restaurants and retail to protect stock.

A defence spray is for use in shopping centres for instance; SelectaDNA Defence Spray is a offender marking spray used to deter and prevent personal attack – after other forms of conflict resolution have failed.

SelectaDNA ATM Gas Attack is a forensic liquid in pouch format, for mounting inside a cashpoint machine, to protect against gas attacks. It’s a method used by robbers to blow open ATMs to get at the cash inside; combustible gas is pumped into an ATM, even if dangerous to the criminals themselves and anyone in the vicinity. James Brown showed video of a test at Spadeadam in Cumbria, of a safe being blown up.

A new product is ‘Trespass Beads, for use in a home or business perimeter, park or farmland, as a discreet way of catching intruders. The beads are made to break on impact, when stepped on or driven on. Like the other products in the family (including a grease and gel) the beads mark people or tyre with a unique ultraviolet-based DNA solution, that can be analysed later; and linking the criminal with the scene. The beads can be covertly deployed, and camoufalged, and thus come in a range of colours; green, and yellow; and as a clear bead for various purposes.

Also available is a search dog, that’s been trained to sniff out the SelectaDNA product, typically used in checks of scrap metal yards for metal that is in fact stolen. The dog – a second, Ronnie, has just been trained – is typically used in the execution of warrants, to search for stolen property, or marked clothing (marked and showing under UV light, invisible to the naked eye, that is).

James, pictured, stressed that forensic marking is a very cost-effective way of reduce theft and burglary; and can work alongside existing security measures.

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