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Drones To Help London Police Track Bike Thieves

London Police are looking to use the un-manned vehicles to help track drive-by snatching of bokes and mopeds in the capital of the UK.

 

Drone Technology just became a little more popular and practical in its uses, this time for the London Police. The security forces from the capital of the UK, will be using the drone technology to track down suspects, who could be involved in high-speed snatching of motorbikes, mopeds, and other valuables. The police have been struggling in recent times to come up with safer, and a more effective option in tracking down criminals, and Drone technology ought to be a safer alternative in that regard.

As per Evening Standard reports, the city of London has recorded phone thefts in excess of 3,000 within the past year itself, especially around the areas of Islington and Camden. Many of these robberies and snatchings have been attributed to criminals on 2-wheelers, who are the ideal drive-by thieves. Also in 2014, an 18-year old man named Henry Hicks lost his life in a high-speed chase with unmarked police vehicles and a helicopter, when he was trying to evade them after a robbery. London assembly's police and crime committee Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey is thus working strongly on tactics, which would help prevent tragedies, and be more effective in tracking down criminals of such crimes.

In a statement from the Metropolitan Police, it said "The possibilities of unmanned aerial vehicles to tackle suspects using two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles to commit crime are currently being discussed at a national level by the National Police Chiefs' Council's steering group and the Centre for Applied Science and Technology." In certain daily operations of the police, the use of drones have known to be more cost effective as well, by reducing the need for helicopter support, and more effectively guiding ground forces to peruse suspects, or even help control situations like protests and investigate any intrusions. 

The above initiative by London, is something which could be effective in India, if a strong initiative is taken. With larger cities facing the problems of monitoring security logistics, especially in localities where space and knowledge of local geography is a challenge, drone technology could indeed be more effective in guiding the police forces of the city towards more effective and quicker operations.


TAGS: London, Police, drones, technology, crime

 
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