49 Crime Tracker: Crime-fighting pen
6:33 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2008
This pen uses invisible ink to mark property, identifying who it belongs to in case it's stolen.
Safe Streets announced the pen program today.
It's called "Record it, report it, recover it."
The program hopes to deter criminals from stealing property and if it is stolen, get it back to the rightful owner.
You can only see the pen's markings under a specific light.
There are 1,700 of the pens available for Topekans to use.
"We will have them available through the NIAs, neighborhood associations, neighborhood watch groups, the community officers, Safe Streets will have some of them and we will have some of them at the Topeka Police Department," said Ron Miller, Topeka Police Chief.
The Safest Capital City Coalition asks you not to use the pen and then leave it in a drawer.
Bring it back to where you borrowed it, so more people can use it.
These pens are available now.
Learn more about these handy little pens in this report that aired on May 7, 2008.
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