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Article: West Yorkshire Police puts ID checks on the beat.(Brief article)
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- April 6, 2006
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Byline: James Brown
West Yorkshire Police puts ID checks on the beat
JAMES BROWN
z West Yorkshire Police is using a system based on BlackBerry handheld computers to help officers identify suspects when they are out on the beat.
The devices will be used to prevent people giving false identities to police when they are stopped in the street, by displaying a photo of known suspects when names are entered into the system.
'If we stop someone and they give us false details, the record will bring up the wrong picture of the individual,' said Paul Friday, head of information services at West Yorkshire Police.
'The old ...