Columbia Police offer free engraving for valuables

Tom Seeger engraves an iPod at the Columbia Police Department's mobile command post on Tuesday. The Columbia and MU Police Departments came together to raise awareness about engraving valuables with identifying information. With recent thefts in the south Columbia area, Columbia police is taking steps to help people protect their valuables.   ¦  Colleen Lefholz

On Tuesday, the Columbia Police Department offered few engravings of valuables such as iPods to raise awareness about being responsible for such items.