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Article: UNITED KINGDOM: ROYAL NAVY POLICE USE THEIR HEADS TO CRACK CRIME
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 7, 2006
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The government of United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence's Royal Navy issued the following news release:
Royal Navy police in Plymouth have become the first military police force in the United Kingdom to use 'head-cams' to help cut down on anti-social behaviour as they patrol service estates and living accommodation in the city.
The Cylon Body Worn Surveillance Systems, or head-cams, made the headlines earlier this year when Devon and Cornwall Constabulary became one of the first police forces outside London to use them.
The lightweight camera stores images on a hard drive for viewing later and can also be used at night. Other forces and agencies now use them across the UK and the Royal ...