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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. Re:Shooting?? I thought the UK had strict gun cont by Anne+Thwacks · · Score: 0, Troll
    about 35 fatal shootings each year in the UK

    only if you exclude Glasgow.

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