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Business Improvement Districts go online with Facewatch to reduce city centre cr...

4/8/2013 3:15 AM EST - FACEWATCH

Facewatch, the successful crime reporting systems that enables businesses and city centre CCTV operators to report crime directly to the Police, is being recommended by the British Bids Association to all BIDs across the UK as the best tool to reduce crime and make city centre’s safer.
Dr. Julie Grail, Chief Executive of British BIDs

"We are delighted to introduce Facewatch as a new Bb (British Bids)...

Facewatch chosen as standard equipment in winning Police car

4/2/2013 4:44 AM EST - FACEWATCH

Vauxhall Cars wins ACPO future technology challenge

· Astra Sports Tourer wins ACPO future technology challenge
· Equipment including Facewatch and forensic and face-recognition software wows judges
· British-built and converted in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire and Millbrook, Bedfordshire
· Police fleet dominance for Vauxhall with 70 per cent market share

A crime-busting Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer,...

Crimestoppers, Facewatch and ACPO form strategic partnership

10/24/2012 3:12 AM EST - FACEWATCH

Crimestoppers, Facewatch and the Association of Chief Police officers announced today that they have agreed to work in partnership with a focus on sharing technology and improving the tools available for crime reduction initiatives.
Michael Laurie, Crimestoppers’ Chief Executive commented:

“This is an exciting opportunity to further develop Crimestoppers’ range of services for the public in providing them with...

RAC(Retailers Against Crime) and Facewatch work together to promote best practic...

10/2/2012 9:17 AM EST - FACEWATCH

Retailers Against Crime (RAC) and Facewatch Ltd are proud to announce that they have agreed to work together in order to promote best practice in crime prevention strategies for retailers throughout the UK.
Retailers Against Crime was launched 1997 with participation from 47 outlets and today operates in over 2,500 major stores. RAC recognise the massive losses incurred each year by retailers caused by highly...

Public phone App launched to help identify Police CCTV images

4/17/2012 1:55 PM EST - FACEWATCH

The Metropolitan Police are asking the London Public for help in identifying thousands of images relating to low level crimes from across the Capital using a new App called Facewatch id.
To help make identification extremely easy the images will be made available via a unique mobile phone App design by Facewatch with images supplied by the MET Police. The App has already been responsible for the identification...

National Business Crime Forum increases representation

3/26/2012 7:44 AM EST - FACEWATCH

The Forum held their first full meeting of 2012 at the FSB London Offices last Thursday 15th March. Chaired by Mike Cherry, the forums Vice Chair and Policy director.
The two new appointees to the Board were present - Barrie Millett, who is Head of Resilience for EON and John Prior, who is Head of Security for the Home Retail Group, they were welcomed by the two other directors Jean Mountain who represents the...

Ladbrokes pilot Facewatch to cut crime in betting shops

3/13/2012 3:16 AM EST - FACEWATCH

In a ground breaking crime reduction initiative Ladbrokes will be piloting Facewatch, the online crime reporting and image sharing system, in all their betting shops across London.
Facewatch, which is used by the Police, Business Crime Reduction Partnerships, Business Improvement Districts, shopping centres and retailers across the capital, has been proved to reduce crime* by improving detection and conviction...