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Catching criminals in the act. The smart technology transforming policing.

Catching criminals in the act. The smart technology and specialist tactics that are transforming policing - and bringing offenders to justice.

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Frontline Fightback: Series 2: Episode 6

Episode 6

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Shopkeepers take a stand against a would-be robber hiding behind a Covid face mask.

Shopkeepers in Clacton-on-Sea take a stand against a would-be robber hiding behind a Covid face mask. Police in Telford hunt down a serial arsonist who set fire to five cars.

An Italian jeweller's in Ely, Cambridgeshire, is broken into and ransacked by a masked gang. But thanks to the latest facial recognition software, criminals like these can no longer be sure of evading justice. One company demonstrates how a suspect can be identified even if their face is partially hidden.

Meanwhile, shopkeepers in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, take a stand against a would-be robber hiding behind a Covid face mask. And police in Telford, Shropshire, hunt down a serial arsonist who set fire to five cars in two nights.

Frontline Fightback: Series 2

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How smart tech is being used to identify and apprehend criminals.

Factual series narrated by Rav Wilding, looking at how the police and the public are using smart technology to turn the tables on criminals.

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