Police Unveil New Weapon to Struggle Unlawful Motorbike Use

A brand new type of ‘tagging spray’ has been developed and can now be used throughout the UK to assist deliver unlawful bike riders, and people partaking in anti-social behaviour, to justice. 

Unlawful and off-road bike use within the UK is an enormous drawback, and as retailers resembling JD Sports in its latest ad campaign have proven, it’s changing into an more and more regular factor for folks to do.

The difficulty is, this type of behaviour solely will increase the variety of different crimes going down, with additional bike thefts being simply one of many knock-on results that might additionally improve. The police forces of the UK don’t have that many issues they will do, and with many forces actively not chasing a majority of these criminals, for their very own security and that of the general public, very often these crimes should be dealt with at arm’s size.

One new instrument might assist with this, a brand new tagging spray that may be deployed, coating the rider and passenger of the bike (if they’re carrying one), the bike and their clothes with a layer of innocent mist that makes it simpler to hyperlink these concerned to against the law.

The police are claiming that the coating can’t be washed off surfaces and subsequently offers the police with a long-lasting piece of proof that can be utilized as soon as the assailant has been caught.

Whereas the usage of the product on this manner is new, it has been extensively utilized in some areas, though in these respects it’s to tag property to assist deter burglars from guaranteeing homes a goal.