Just read on the BBC website how using the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system has allowed police forces to up their arrest rate tenfold. Basically, they can spot suspected criminal's cars and stolen cars and track them with existing roadside cameras.
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Sounds good to me. However, my question is:
Wouldn't it be a good idea just to carry on catching criminals this way rather than publicising it so they know to use all the backroads ?
Is it me ??