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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. Ah... by suitepotato · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The ever-popular "forget the children, think of the police" justification.

    Still don't like it.

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  2. The machine.. by Hamfist · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    That goes 'ping'... That's the most expensive machine in the country

  3. Beware Cheatin' Spouses by poind3xt3r · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cheatin' spouses beware!