Former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth Joins Smartwater CSI

March 12, 2013 - PRLog -- Fort Lauderdale, FL – Robert A. “Bob” Butterworth, one of Florida’s most distinguished public servants, has joined SmartWater CSI, LLC.  SmartWater is a forensic coding theft deterrent recently introduced into the United States.  It has a proven track record of reducing property crime over the past sixteen years that includes over 1,200 convictions worldwide.  

“SmartWater is the only forensic coding theft deterrent certified by the British Security Industry’s Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 820:2012* to last five years in all weather conditions.  As such, no other forensic theft deterrent has been proven to be nearly as robust,” stated Butterworth. “In all of my years in law enforcement and the judicial system, I have never seen a technology that has such a demonstrated impact on deterring residential and commercial property crime, including metal theft, as SmartWater.”

Logan Pierson, President of SmartWater CSI said, “Bob Butterworth’s wealth of law enforcement knowledge and judicial experience will be an invaluable resource to us as we introduce SmartWater to law enforcement agencies across the U.S. He knows first-hand what it takes to stop criminals.”

Butterworth’s service includes: Florida’s longest serving Attorney General, where he was voted the top Attorney General in the nation by his peers, National Association of Attorneys General Consumer Protection Committee, Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families, Dean at St. Thomas University School of Law, Senior Judge State of Florida Judiciary, Broward County Judge, Circuit Court Judge, Broward County Prosecutor and Broward County Sheriff.  Butterworth has received national recognition for his success in enforcing victim and consumer protection.  

How SmartWater Reduces Crime

SmartWater products are forensically encoded liquids that are used by residents and businesses to mark property and assets that may be stolen during a burglary, as well as a spray system that can be used for covert police operations and commercial businesses.  The non-hazardous liquid is virtually impossible to remove, unlike microdots, and leaves a long-lasting identifying mark that is invisible except under ultraviolet black light. Law enforcement officials can take the smallest micro-fragment of SmartWater from stolen property and send it to SmartWater’s forensic laboratories, where it can be scientifically analyzed to identify the owner. As a result, thieves who make the calculated mistake of targeting SmartWater marked-assets face a far greater risk of successful prosecution. Ultimately, as the statistics in the UK over the past 16 years exhibit, crime is reduced and the public enjoys a safer environment.

SmartWater contains a unique forensic code that is extremely robust and is guaranteed to last a minimum of 5 years within all weather conditions. The technology is the only forensic coding to be PAS 820:2012 certified and does not contain organic DNA-based materials, which are degradable under sunlight and can be affected by temperature, oxygenation and other environmental factors.  

The City of Fort Lauderdale, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department and SmartWater CSI recently announced a partnership introducing this proven forensic coding theft deterrent to catch and put pressure on criminals and the fences that buy stolen property.  

*The basic purpose of the PAS 820:2012 document is to overcome the difficulties that purchasers could encounter with assessing the length of time a forensic code will continue to be identifiable, and should help those making purchasing decisions to assess this aspect of a product. Forensic marking products are used to link items to an owner or place, or a suspect to stolen goods at the scene of a crime. They can also be deployed to protect equipment, metal, cables, personal property (such as jewelry, computers and mobile phones), commercial assets, inventory/stock, banknotes and safety-critical parts.