crime

Helmet cams target violent crime

News Police have released video footage from helmet cameras that have increased arrests for violent crime by 85 per cent in one area. Violent crime has also fallen by eight per cent and other violent crime (wounding) is down by 18 per cent within the...

5 February 2007, 9:41

Students try texting to combat knife crime

News A plan to use SMS to combat youth knife crime is being trialled in schools in east London. The text pilot enables youngsters to anonymously report classmates or other youths they suspect of carrying knives to anti-crime charity Crimestoppers UK.

Tags: details, children, anti, london

4 June 2008, 10:13

Police e-crime unit ready for action

News The UK's proposed central e-crime police unit is close to securing the necessary government funding to make it a reality, according to one of the architects of the project. Traditional crime has moved online and law enforcement needs to get there...

Tags: deal, government, police, crime

28 April 2008, 10:05

Organised crime targets 'Warcraft'

News Those of you who are working on massively multiplayer online games, organised crime is already looking at you," said Dave Weinstein, a Microsoft security development engineer at the company's Gamefest videogame development conference.

15 August 2006, 10:54

London police in Google Maps crime mash-up

News The Metropolitan Police has launched a test version of a clickable crime map for London, showing how levels of burglary, robbery and vehicle theft vary across the capital. The beta map mashes up Google Maps with crime statistics for each borough...

Tags: enable, maps, london, police

19 August 2008, 9:36

UK crime spree at GTA IV midnight launch

News Midnight launches aren't always the gaming industry's proudest moments. The PlayStation 3 release in particular was riddled with launch-related crimes, including a mugging, a store robbery, a launch line hold-up, and a shooting.

Tags: store, line, industry, man

1 May 2008, 10:54

Microsoft to fight crime with spammer's money

News Software giant Microsoft will invest the $7m it is expecting from a damages settlement with 'spam king' Scott Richter into fighting Internet crimes, paying its legal bills and 'rewarding' the state of New York.

11 August 2005, 9:21

Photos: Fighting crime with 'nonlethal' tech

News Cdr. Charles 'Sid' Heal heads the technology exploration program in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The program's goal is to identify and help develop technologies that may have some use for law enforcement agencies, and a primary focus is on...

Tags: law, station, wave, ground

31 October 2007, 9:51

Met call for cybercrime-busting unit

News The Metropolitan Police have warned that the UK's local police forces "can no longer cope" with e-crime, and have called for a national unit to be set up to address the problem. In a report written by detective chief inspector Charlie McMurdie of...

26 January 2007, 9:21

Biometrics stamp out drunken brawls

News A biometric scheme that scans drinkers' thumbprints before they enter a pub has helped cut alcohol-related crime in the Somerset town of Yeovil. South Somerset District Council said it has seen a 23.5 per cent drop in alcohol-related violent crime...

25 October 2006, 10:42

Microsoft 'frightened' by police hack

News Microsoft has described the ease with which two officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency managed to hack into The Serious Organised Crime Agency SOCA) officers, who are e-crime specialists, wished to remain anonymous.

Tags: businesses, windows xp, anti, operating system

14 November 2007, 9:30

Church outraged by PS3 game

News It also called on Sony to contribute funds in Manchester to help combat gun crime, which has gripped the city. Govender said it was well known that Manchester had a serious problem with gun crime, noting that three youths had been shot in the past...

12 June 2007, 10:18

Police force joins Facebook

News Greater Manchester Police established an application called GMP Updates on Facebook, providing users with crime news, appeals and missing-persons stories. Manchester Police is proud to be the first force in the country to use this new technology...

Tags: contacts, status, privacy, force

22 April 2008, 9:53

News.blog: GTA IV maker sues over pulled ads

News Take-Two Interactive Software sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Monday for allegedly pulling its ads promoting the latest version of the action-driving and crime game just days after the ads began appearing, thus violating its free-speech and...

Tags: ads, auto, sales, theft

6 May 2008, 9:33

Gadget fans warned to beware of thieves

News This type of crime often happens in or around public transport so the posters will mainly appear on the London Underground and outside train and bus stations, where people are likely to use their mobiles and MP3 players.

10 October 2006, 11:34