The five people were arrested on Friday (January 19) as part of a longer-term operation to tackle serious violence in the area.
The deployment was signposted, and local neighbourhood officers engaged with the general public, explaining the operation and handing out leaflets.
These individuals were arrested for a variety of offences including being wanted for robbery, burglary and not complying with conditions as a Registered Sex Offender.
All five remain in custody.
Full results below:
- A woman, 32, arrested on suspicion of failing to appear at court for burglary;
- A man, 50, arrested on suspicion of failing to comply with his conditions as a Registered Sex Offender;
- A man, 34, arrested on suspicion of robbery after being circulated as wanted by police;
- A man, 36, wanted by the court on suspicion of offences in relation to animal cruelty;
- A woman, 31, wanted on suspicion of failing to appear at court for drink drive related offences
Five arrests were made as part of a Live Facial Recognition (LFR) operation in #Croydon on Friday.
The high-vis deployment is part of a longer-term operation to tackle serious violence in the Croydon area.
For more info on LFR see below 👇https://t.co/DAV16WpbCA pic.twitter.com/PRvKae8wk1
— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon) January 20, 2024
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: Five people were arrested on Friday as part of a Live Facial Recognition operation in Croydon.
“These individuals were arrested for a variety of offences including being wanted for robbery, burglary and not complying with conditions as a Registered Sex Offender. All 5 remain in custody.
“A woman, 32, arrested for failing to appear at court for burglary;
A man, 50, arrested for failing to comply with his conditions as a Registered Sex Offender;
A man, 34, arrested for robbery after being circulated as wanted by police;
A man, 36, wanted by the court for offences in relation to animal cruelty;
A woman, 31, wanted for failing to appear at court for drink drive related offences.
“The high-visibility deployment was part of a longer-term operation to tackle serious violence in the area.
“The deployment was clearly signposted and local neighbourhood officers engaged with the general public, explaining the operation and handing out leaflets about LFR.”