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CCTV Network Tracks Getaway Car

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the but-can-it-recognize-a-good-deal-on-car-insurance dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC is reporting that a 'pioneering number plate recognition system in Bradford played a vital role in the arrests of six suspects' after the murder of a Policewoman - within minutes of Friday's shootings, police were using the system to track the suspected getaway car." From the article: "When a car is entered on the system it will 'ping' whenever it passes one of our cameras, which makes it a lot easier to track than waiting for a patrol car to spot it."

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  1. yeah well.... by joemawlma · · Score: 5, Funny

    "When a car is entered on the system it will 'ping' whenever it passes one of our cameras, which makes it a lot easier to track than waiting for a patrol car to spot it." If the "Ping" is above 100, I'm finding another server..

  2. Re:You live in a police state: Rejoice! by kentrel · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know, its terrible. People can't commit murders now without being tracked by the police straight away. What has the world come to!

  3. This is dangerous and scary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this concept spreads, criminals will merely switch from making getaways in cars to making getaways in boats. The speeds may be reduced, but boats have much less maneuverability and longer stopping distances. Risks to neighboring automobiles from anchors and propellers also promises to raise the number of injuries to innocents in this misguided effort to fight crime.

  4. Don't touch it!! by bernywork · · Score: 5, Funny

    2) What is it?

    1) It's the machine that goes Ping!

    2) What?

    1) We don't know what it does, it just goes "Ping" every now and again and we are scared to turn it off.

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    Curiosity was framed; ignorance killed the cat. -- Author unknown