Facewatch App Helps Scotland Yard Catch Criminals

Frustrated by petty crime in his area, Simon Gordon, the owner of Gordon’s Wine Bar in London, introduced Facewatch, a community watch program that encourages neighbors to report acts of petty crime.

The platform collects images and zip codes from the community into a crime database, which the police use to help deter unlawful acts. Now the organization has launched a new smartphone app called Facewatch, which is designed to help local businesses and residents report crimes and share photos.

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