UK News 24-03-2005 who: Association of Chief Police Officers in England and Wales (ACPO) what: Launches automatic number plate recognition scheme to crack down on car crime when: Wednesday snippet: A network of cameras, mounted in vans across England and Wales, will scan car number plates and check them against records from the DVLA, the Police National Computer and local intelligence computer systems, explains the BBC. "Police chiefs reported that tests by 23 forces last year saw a marked increase in arrests not only for car crime but for offences like theft, burglary and drug use," says The Sun. [... more]

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