Contact Officer Highline at 262-3111/3445 for an appointment.
Suppose you return to your residence hall room or home from a long day at school only to find some unscrupulous crook has broken into your place and taken everything of value. You call the police to make a report in hopes of catching the burglar only to have your hopes dashed because you can't provide them with any serial numbers to trace the stolen property with.
Operation ID achieves two objectives: it enables us to identify perpetrators in the possession of such marked property and to return engraved property to its rightful owner. This program will discourage theft and burglary by identification of valuables and the warning to potential thieves that this action has been taken. They know that stolen items can be used as direct evidence in court. The property would also be more difficult to trade or sell. The University Police Department has computer capabilities to enter stolen property into the system state and nationwide. Most stolen property is never entered because serial numbers are not available. Therefore, very few are recovered. We use the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system in conjunction with the Colorado Crime Information Center (CCIC) system to enter stolen items and to identify owners in the event the recovery of marked items.
The University Police Department has engraving service available to students, staff and faculty. Each person desiring to have personal property engraved will have a unique identifier placed on each item. Special engraving sessions can be held, by appointment, in the Housing Village. An inventory list will be provided and is also available on-line from our web site. To set up an appointment for engraving/registration, contact Officer Craig Highline or Officer Betty Tatum at 262-3111 or 3445.
Engrave near manufacturers model or serial number-easier to spot by police. On items too small to engrave (i.e. rings, stamps, watches, etc.), take a photo using a ruler for comparison and include detailed description.
Inventories should be copied and kept at another location such as a safe deposit box, relative's home, etc. Put a value on items and date of purchase.
When selling marked items, delete your number with a line from upper left to lower right; do not deface or sand number.
Don't forget to mark auto accessories (tape decks, hubcaps, etc.) as well.
Prior to purchasing used articles, have us check them to establish ownership; get bill of sale, ID of seller and add your ID and date. Try to copy serial numbers even if you don't buy the article.
This information provided is intended to educate the campus community in personal crime prevention strategies to reduce the likelihood of crime on and off campus. If you need additional information or have any comments, please contact Officer Craig Highline at 262-3111 or 3445 or e-mail at chighlin@uccs.edu.
Last updated by Lt. Linhart on September 6, 2006.