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The initiative, involving soliciting images of the 30 most prolific unidentified offenders, has identified 149 suspects, some with connections to serious criminal activities..
The technology can match features against police mugshots in about a minute, aiding in building cases against identified suspects.Reuters..
In a bid to combat rising shoplifting incidents in the UK's capital, London's Metropolitan Police, the largest police force in Britain, has turned to facial recognition technology...
Within days, 149 suspects were identified, some with connections to serious criminal activities, all having previous arrests related to drug dealing, sexual offenses, burglary, violence, and possession of firearms...
The Met's facial recognition technology is capable of matching features against police mugshots in about a minute, allowing officers to collaborate with stores in building cases against identified suspects from 302 CCTV stills.. Sir Mark emphasized that the majority of identified suspects through this technology are career criminals involved in serious offenses..
