Capture houses rigged up by police in a bid to catch burglars in the act are set to be unleashed across West Yorkshire.
The state-of-the-art scheme has been launched by West Yorkshire Police after hugely successful pilot runs in Huddersfield and Leeds.
Capture houses are set up to gather evidence of thieves committing burglaries. The buildings are stocked with goods which could make them potential targets.
Once inside, intruders are monitored by concealed CCTV and exposed to a liquid-based marking solution which will lead to their identification.
A number of capture houses are already operating in the force and more will be added in burglary hotspots.
Det Chief Inspector Tony Craven of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Building on the success of 'capture car' which, since its inception, has seen a reduction of almost 4,000 thefts from vehicles in 2007-08, we have introduced the capture house initiative."
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