PC Trevor Moody security marking a bike

They have organised a free security-marking event in the Bouverie Place Shopping Centre in Folkestone on Saturday 10 January between 11 am and 3 pm.

PC Trevor Moody and PCSO John Knight will be on hand to mark any valuable item including mobile phones, MP3 players, games consoles, Sat Navs, cameras, laptops, and even larger items like bikes and scooters.

They will mark postcodes and house numbers using a UV pen which is invisible to the naked eye but can be read under a special UV light and will help to identify the owner if the item is lost or stolen.

A sticker can also be placed on the items to show it has been marked which acts as a deterrent to thieves.

PC Trevor Moody said: "We are looking forward to meeting people on 10th January and hope they bring their Christmas presents and other valuables to be marked."

"I would like to thank the management of Bouverie Place for letting us use one of their units to do the marking and we really appreciate their help."

If you are unable to attend the event you can contact your neighbourhood officer or KCC Warden to ask about security marking in your neighbourhood.

To find out who your neighbourhood officer is look on the Kent Police website: www.kent.police.uk [4].