Security event for farmers in Northern Ireland – a success

POLICE in Londonderry, working in partnership with the Policing and Community Safety Partnership and the CESAR marking scheme held a ‘CESAR it’ day for farmers at Craig’s Farm, Eglinton.

on Saturday 23rd February 2013 and local police are delighted with the turnout. (See previous report on these pages 18 February)

CESAR, standing for Construction Equipment Security and Registration scheme, is an effective security marking system for farm vehicles such as tractors, quad bikes and plant.  It uses micro transponders secreted on the machinery that can be scanned and read should the property be stolen and subsequently recovered.  CESAR registered property is marked as such to provide a visual deterrent to a would-be thief. 

Foyle Inspector Barry Pollin said: “Rural crime is a priority for police and we are determined to reduce this type of crime in our local area. I would encourage all farmers and people who live in rural areas to install the Cesar IT System and get their trailers marked as this helps make their vehicles and machinery much less attractive to criminals. It was great to see such interest from local farmers at the weekend.”

PSNI Crime Prevention Officer Mandy Monteith explained: “This was an excellent opportunity for farmers living in the local area to get their tractors or quads marked with a unique datatag. Rural theft, especially of farm equipment and machinery, was a serious problem a few years ago but these types of initiatives definitely deter criminals. The public can also help reduce these types of crime by reporting suspicious activity immediately. We would ask people to note descriptions of those acting suspiciously, vehicle types, colours and registrations and call police as soon as possible.”

Source Farming Life: http://www.farminglife.com/news/foyle-police-tackle-rural-crime-1-4856468

CESAR: http://www.cesarscheme.org/