Crime prevention

Thieves 'accidentally disabled second New York bomb by pulling out wire while stealing bag saving dozens of lives'

Two thieves accidentally disabled a second bomb planted in New York while stealing the unattended bag it was hidden in, according to reports.

The two men opened the rolling suitcase and removed the device before placing it into a bin, according to NYPD chief Robert Boyce.

He continued: "Once they picked up the bag, they seemed incredulous. They had actually picked this up off the street and they walked off with it.

"They look like they were two gentlemen just strolling up and down Seventh Avenue at the time."

Crime prevention

MI5’s mind readers help foil seven terrorist attacks

A specialist unit created by MI5 to “get inside the heads” of terrorists has helped foil seven attacks in the past year.

The Sunday Times was granted unprecedented access last week to some of the staff who work at the Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) at Thames House, the headquarters of MI5 on the north bank of the Thames.

The main task of a team of criminologists, psychologists, anthropologists and academics is to establish whether people flagged as potential threats are “talkers or walkers” — those who simply boast or those who are preparing to act.

Crime prevention

How Can Technology Reduce Crime?

So what is a safe city? Safe city projects focus on improving citizens’ safety. An example is the projects operated by Thales in Mexico City. By gethering information and merging communications, CCTV systems, public payphones and more, Thales has managed to aid reduce crime by 22% in just three years, and has returned one car out of every two stolen to its owners.