Brent Police release photo of first person caught in SmartWater sting
Haifa Mokuba has admitted theft and will be sentenced on April 17 - Credit: Archant
Haifa Mokuba, from Tottenham, has admitted theft and will be sentenced next week
Haifa Mokuba was caught on secret camera stealing the car - Credit: Archant
This is the face of the first person to have been caught in a sting carried out by Brent Police using SmartWater technology.
Haifa Mokuba, from Tottenham, North London, has admitted stealing a car on Monday which was marked with the anti-theft liquid by officers in the borough.
The 29-year-old was caught on camera eyeing up the car before stealing it unaware it had been marked and under surveillance.
Officers were alerted when the vehicle was taken and it was tracked to Holloway, north London, where Mokuba was arrested on Monday,
You may also want to watch:
On Tuesday he appeared before Hendon Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to theft.
He will be sentenced on April 17.
Most Read
- 1 Pink mob: Two Harlesden women among gang jailed for drug offences valued at £2million
- 2 Don't take our parking, shout Wembley neighbours
- 3 Swan stops train in its track at Kensal Rise
- 4 Brent Council reignites campaign to tackle paan spitting
- 5 Harlesden community garden wins two London in Bloom awards
- 6 Tapas restaurant The Star opens in Willesden Green with free parties
- 7 Application submitted to turn 'bed bug' hotel in Harlesden into HMO
- 8 FA Cup defeat ranks among one of the most 'gutting' for Wealdstone
- 9 Man who murdered Kilburn waiter jailed
- 10 'We're angry': London councillors demand Met tackles violence to women
SmartWater is invisible under normal light, but glows brightly under UV light, making it easily identifiable by the police.
No two SmartWater solutions have the same forensic code, meaning that marked items can be traced back to where they came from, provided that the solution applied has been registered with SmartWater.
It also allows the police to link suspects with crime scenes.
