By Press Release
Police on the Island are offering advice following some recent rural battery thefts.
Between 24 and 26 January this year, large batteries were stolen from rural areas in Cowes, Shorwell, Yarmouth and Brighstone.
Specialist Country Watch team will be following up enquiries into these incidents, and in the mean time police are urging rural communities to be aware of our ‘Paint it Pink’ advice.
The flyer gives advice about etching your unique postcode onto any high value batteries and painting them pink.
Batteries such as those used in vehicles and for electric fences can be a popular choice for thieves, who sell them at scrapyards for their lead content. Battery theft not only puts owners at a financial loss but also, in some cases, this type of crime is a risk to livestock escaping.
Ensure thieves don’t want your batteries by painting them pink to make them unmissable! Marking them in this way deters thieves from stealing them as there’s a better chance of detection.
