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Crime Prevention - Operation ID

Operation ID is a program for marking your valuables to make them less desirable to steal. Operation ID has two parts

• First, you mark all your easily stolen valuables so they can be identified as yours.
• Second, you display a sticker which tells burglars that you have marked your property.

The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is a strong advocate of Operation ID. What makes Operation ID so effective is that easily identified property is hard for a burglar to sell. It can be traced back to you. And, if the burglar is caught with it in his possession, it’s solid evidence of possession of stolen goods.

Many times the Sheriff's Office has taken burglary reports from residents who did not know the make, model, or serial number of their stolen property. This makes if difficult for us to recover their valuables. Often during our investigations, we come across property that we know to be stolen, but we are unable to trace the owners. By using Operation ID, your valuables will be traceable back to you from anywhere in the United States.

Here is how you get started:

• Call 763-767-4664 to request your Operation ID number.
• Personal Property Inventory forms and Operation ID stickers will be mailed to you.
• Engrave the your Operation ID number on valuables in your home and garage. Tools to engrave your property can be purchased at a hardware or craft store.
• Record the item, brand, model and serial number on the Personal Property Inventory forms.
• Make copies of the Personal Property Inventory forms. One copy should be kept at a secure location outside your home.

Your Operation ID number is yours for life. If you move, please contact our office at laura.landes@ co.anoka.mn.us so we can update your information.

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office supports the Operation ID program for residents in Andover, Nowthen, Columbus, East Bethel, Ham Lake, Linwood Township, and Oak Grove. Local police departments provide this service in other county communities. See Jurisdictions.