LFR leads to arrests in Croydon

The Metropolitan Police has used Live Facial Recognition in Croydon in an attempt to reduce violence on the streets.

On the afternoon of Friday 19th January, the use of LFR led to the arrest of five people including a 32-year-old woman for failing to appear at court for burglary, 50-year-old man for failing to comply with his conditions as a Registered Sex Offender and a 34-year-old man wanted by police for robbery.

A 36-year-old man wanted by the court for offences in relation to animal cruelty and a 31-year-old woman wanted for failing to appear at court for drink drive related offences were also arrested.

Lindsey Chiswick, responsible for LFR for the Met said: “As part of our commitment to building A New Met For London we are using this technology to identify harmful criminals. Trying to identify people who are wanted by the police is not new. LFR does what the police have always done but with much more accuracy, precision and far quicker. If there is no match, all biometric details are immediately destroyed.”