SMS Cuts Bike Theft

A system that combines a motion detector and SMS is being used to deter and catch bicycle thieves in Portsmouth. 160characters.org reports.

"A Cycle Monitoring System using SOS Response's Wireless Asset Security Protection (WASP) allows owners to lock up their bikes in CCTV-controlled secure areas at railway stations, campuses, and town centres. When the system was piloted in Portsmouth last October through December, bike crime was reduced by 90 per cent.

When the bicycle owner locks up their bicycle they send a text to a security office to trigger the system to guard it. Then if someone then moves, or tries to move the bicycle, a sensor in the lock emits a silent alarm which triggers a CCTV camera to zoom in and take a picture. "

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