The Telegraph report:

The Metropolitan Police are failing to recover CCTV footage in almost nine out of ten burglaries and thefts allowing offenders to escape justice, new figures have suggested.

British streets are among the most closely monitored in the world, with thousands of cameras providing round the clock surveillance.

As well as acting as a deterrent, closed-circuit television cameras fixed on pubs, shops, offices and private homes, also provide an excellent investigative tool for catching criminals.

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Matthew Burgess
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