HomeRegistration IndustryTwo arrested using Number Plate Recognition Jayne Henry July 12, 2010 Registration Industry POLICE arrested two men and seized five vehicles in an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) operation. Tamas Pinter, 36, from Wharfedale, Hemel Hempstead, has been charged with possession of a class B drug and driving without insurance, following police patrols in Hemel Hempstead on Monday (July 6). The felon would also undergo many other tests, to see if they were driving under the influence, and also might be subjected to an alcohol treatment, fort lauderdale if the tests return positive. He is due to appear at West Herts Magistrates Court on July 20. A 23-year-old man from Watford was cautioned for common assault which took place on June 25 on St Albans Road, Watford and five vehicles were also seized for having no insurance. Dacorum Chief Insp Mike Pryce, said: “These operations will continue to be conducted in Dacorum with the support of Headquarters and the ANPR Intercept Team, who are a team of specially trained officers. “ANPR has already proved to be an invaluable tool in helping officers arrest hundreds of criminals across the county and by conducting these operations in Dacorum we continue to deny these criminals the use of our roads.” The patrols were part of Operation Sentinel, carried out by a team which undertakes proactive operations with local policing teams, as well as neighbouring forces. Herts Police has a dedicated ANPR focus desk in the Force Control Room to support Operation Sentinel. From there, its team of operators provide 24-hour intelligence and radio support to ANPR Intercept Units. The cameras used in the operation can read a number plate a second and compares them against national police and vehicle databases. Police aim to use ANPR to not only reduce crime but decrease the number of road deaths and serious injuries on the roads by highlighting unroadworthy vehicles in the belief that drivers without insurance are more likely to have been involved in other crimes. The technology led to more than 900 arrests and the seizure of over 1500 unsafe vehicles according to 2008 police statistics.
