Met’s new retail crime tech quadruples shoplifting enforcement rate

The Metropolitan Police is expanding new crime-reporting technology across London after it quadrupled the proportion of shoplifting cases resulting in offenders being brought to justice.
The platform allows retailers to submit CCTV footage, witness statements and other evidence directly to police officers, helping them identify suspects and build cases more quickly.
Evidence that previously took as long as 28 days to reach investigators can now be transferred within minutes, according to the Met