COPP AND RCSD PRESENT FREE DATADOTS CLASS
Monday February 26 at 7 PM in the Ballentine Park Community Center
(See Contact Phone Numbers Below)
The Ballentine-Dutch Fork Area Communities on Phone Patrol (COPP)and the Richland County Sheriffs Department, will be co-sponsoring a free class to introduce the DATADots Personal Property Identification System. This presentation, open to the public, will be held at 7 pm on Monday February 26 at the Ballentine Park Community Center. The Ballentine-Dutch Fork community has been chosen as a pilot-program for the free distribution of DATADot technology. Doors open at 6:30 for best choice of seats.
DATADots are a high-tech identification technology, about the size of a grain of sand developed in the 1940's for espionage during WWII. They are made of a polyester material and laser etched with lines of text. This alphanumeric code is a unique personal identification number (PIN), which provides clear evidence of ownership and allows law enforcement to trace and return stolen assets. When an item is stolen, thieves typically remove the serial number to make it more difficult to trace back to the rightful owner. With DataDots, this is not an issue because there will always be an identifier located on your asset. Another unique feature of the DataDots system is the online registration database. Once your PIN is registered with the Worldwide DataDot Database, your assets are linked under your personal contact information internationally. To protect your privacy, only authorized law enforcement and insurance investigators can gain access to this database. This results in an increased likelihood for recovery and has a greater ability to convict thieves.
The Ballentine-Dutch Fork Area Communities on Phone Patrol (COPP) was formed on September 15, 2003, by twenty-five people representing at least ten different community and civic organizations. Under the guidance of Richland County Sheriff's Department Community Action Team, these community leaders laid the groundwork for COPP, a multi-community crime watch organization.
Deputy Amanda Lee is the RCSD Community Action Team Officer for Northwest Richland County. She can be reached at 513-3438.
Phil Kuzlik of the RCSD Victims Services is the Coordinator of COPP. Phil can be reached at 576-3461 or 422-3715.
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