"SmartWater" first Va. indictment for theft. Lasts 5 years.

[underpants]

Petersburg man indicted in first case in Va. using liquid nanotechnology called 'SmartWater' - a substance that marks property

A Petersburg man indicted in the burglary of an Ettrick business is the first person in Virginia to be charged with a crime based on the use of a liquid nanotechnology known as SmartWater CSI — a substance residents or merchants can use to mark property that could be stolen.

Gaines was confirmed as a suspect after police, using a special ultraviolet light, observed that his clothing was covered with smears of a colorless and odorless liquid that he had come in contact with when he allegedly entered the business.

The substance, known as SmartWater, is a traceable liquid that is coded with a forensic technology that contains a unique signature for each user. When brushed or sprayed on, it is undetectable except by ultraviolet light, where it glows yellow-green.

The SmartWater liquid stays on property for a minimum of five years. More than 200 households throughout Chesterfield — primarily in the Bensley, Bayhill Pointe and Mason Woods communities — have used the liquid to mark their various belongings, police said. Police typically seek to have residents use the substance in neighborhoods where burglaries have been a problem.

When applied, the liquid provides information to police about that item’s place of origin.

https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/petersburg-man-indicted-in-first-case-in-va-using-liquid-nanotechnology-called-smartwater--/article_a59dea89-5778-59a4-8c8c-f519c3d4ccad.html

[lagomorph777]

1. Cool!

Can we put this on our democracy?