Capture House is a new scheme designed to catch burglars in the act with the use of homes that are specially rigged up with cameras and other evidence-gathering devices.

The homes have been set up in burglary hotspots across West Yorkshire, including Wakefield and the parish of Denby Dale, following a successful trial in Leeds last year.

They are equipped with the latest technology and are stocked with expensive goods to attract burglars and make them potential targets.
Once inside intruders are monitored by concealed CCTV and exposed to a liquid based property marking solution through which they can later be identified.

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Detective chief inspector Dean Henson of the Wakefield Division senior management team, said: "Criminals who break into people's homes and steal need to be under no illusion that they will be targeted and arrested at every opportunity as the next house they break into could be monitored by West Yorkshire Police.

"House burglary is a serious crime and offenders need to understand we will use cutting edge methods such as this to catch them out and put them before the courts."
Earlier this week, three men were arrested and charged with burglary after breaking into a Capture House in Huddersfield.
A police spokesman said the precise numbers and locations of Capture Houses will not be disclosed to improve their effectiveness, but signs are being installed to inform residents and criminals in areas where the scheme is operating.

At a meeting of the Denby Dale Parish Council on Tuesday, members said they had spotted the signs in the Birdsedge area and welcomed the initiative.

Known offenders will be visited by police and given a DVD showing footage of those caught in previous Capture Houses as a warning. They will also be offered help of their criminality has been caused by a drug habit.
The scheme, which is part of a renewed crackdown on burglary, is similar to the Capture Car initiative, which was launched two years ago in the fight against car crime.