28 Jun 2021
London Mayor Sadiq Khan will implement a police-by-text system in which victims of crimes send evidence to the police via the internet rather than officers coming to investigate in person.
The scheme, which was backed by Scotland Yard, would see victims send in evidence such as CCTV and doorbell camera footage, as well as from phones and dashcams.
Police officials claimed that the scheme would save tens of thousands of police manpower hours and would also help officers abide by social distancing restrictions, despite coronavirus restrictions having been promised to be lifted by next month.
A leaked report seen by the