I just found out about this today. Several agencies in Sacramento and Placer Counties in CA (and now Lenexa, KS) are using it. Rocklin PD has really turned their program into a Good Thing:
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Scrap metal prices went down last year, and are expected to decline further during 2015, but reports of thefts are still showing up in the local newspaper.
I also found out that there are at least two companies, one in the US and one in the UK, that make kits to secure a converter to the vehicle. One of those companies also makes the etching kits. I know some vehicle owners have had a cage made to go around the converter and welded the cage to the vehicle.
Whatever works to keep thieving hands off of other people's stuff.
We now pick a non-profit organization from the Placer County area to sponsor. Our sponsors donate items to the Etch and Catch event and while you wait for your vehicle, you have the opportunity to buy tickets for a drawing. Some of our sponsors have made direct donations to the non-profit organization. All the proceeds from the drawing go directly to the local non-profit organization in support of their needs and services.
Scrap metal prices went down last year, and are expected to decline further during 2015, but reports of thefts are still showing up in the local newspaper.
I also found out that there are at least two companies, one in the US and one in the UK, that make kits to secure a converter to the vehicle. One of those companies also makes the etching kits. I know some vehicle owners have had a cage made to go around the converter and welded the cage to the vehicle.
Whatever works to keep thieving hands off of other people's stuff.
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