In response to growing concerns about street violence in Croydon, the Metropolitan Police have initiated...

Published: 4:17 pm January 22, 2024
Updated: 11:40 am October 8, 2025
Ten people were arrested and a crossbow was seized in a live facial recognition (LFR) deployment in hot spot areas around the two mainline train stations, East and West Croydon

In response to growing concerns about street violence in Croydon, the Metropolitan Police have initiated various operations to address this issue, one of which includes the deployment of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. On Friday afternoon, 19 January, the LFR system was used in Croydon, leading to the arrest of several individuals.

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The primary aim of these efforts is to reduce serious violence in the Croydon area, and the use of LFR has proven instrumental in achieving this goal. During the deployment of this technology, five arrests were made, targeting individuals who were wanted for various criminal offences.

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