Police will be trialling technology that recognises people's faces during a football match between Wrexham and Shrewsbury this weekend.
Police will be trialling technology that recognises people's faces during a football match between Wrexham and Shrewsbury this weekend.The Live Facial Recognition kit was first used by North Wales Police at Holyhead Port in May and proved successful, says the force.
“We're very keen for these people to be caught but we're also keen for innocent people to go about their day-to-day business and have a good time at a football match they've paid good money to attend." He adds: “I would also like to emphasise that proportionality and compliance with legislation and guidelines were key considerations in deploying LFR technology at this event in Wrexham.”
During the deployment of the technology in May the force said it had a"watchlist" of 1,822 individuals.Four people had been arrested in relation to a"brawl" on the Friday before the Saturday game, after officers were called to reports of a group of men fighting on Ellesmere Road in Shrewsbury.
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