Operation ID
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has found that most burglary victims do not
have their serial numbers logged. This makes it very difficult to recover
stolen property and even more difficult to prosecute a suspect. Operation
Identification was established to help recover stolen valuables and
property.
Participants of Operation ID will log serial numbers and engrave their
Florida Driver’s License number on their valuables. If you do not have a FL
Driver’s License and are over 18 years of age, any Florida Driver’s License
Issuing Station can issue a Department of Motor Vehicles I.D. card. Or you
can contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention, Child Safety,
Victim Services Section to
request a “FLO” number. Do NOT mark valuables with your Social Security
number. Federal regulations governing the identity of Social Security
registrants make the numbers next to impossible to trace. Also, displaying
your Social Security number can put you at risk for Identity Theft.
Valuables that cannot be marked, such as antiques, silver, china, coins,
jewelry, etc., should be color photographed with a complete description of
the article on the back of the photograph. These photographs and your log
sheet should be kept in a safe place and used for identification purposes in
the event of theft.
Please contact the Crime Prevention Section
at 863-534-6677, for additional
information on Operation ID and other crime prevention programs.
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