Morrisons has allowed the police to install touch-screen terminals within its supermarkets to enable shoppers to more easily report crime.
The new feature has been introduced to Morrison’s stores across Bedfordshire, with the local police force saying it has been designed in an aim to improve crime reporting rates.
Customers at the grocer will now be able to use the new in-store terminals to enter information, obtain victim support and submit feedback to the police.
Morrisons corporate protection manager Carl Probert said: “This is a collaborative approach whereby Morrisons is assisting Bedfordshire police to help report and reduce crime in the local community. We are fully supportive of the scheme and pleased to hear of its initial success.”
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Bedfordshire conservative police and crime commissioner Festus Akinbusoye said the devices were designed to make it easier for people to acquire police services, especially those who had “issues with internet at their home or are afraid to make reports”.
Akinbusoye added: “When we trialled this in the library we found a high level of people who were reporting domestic abuse. For some reason they were not doing that at home or in other areas.”
It is not the first time Morrisons has rolled out new technology to help tackle crime.
Earlier this year, the supermarket faced customer backlash after it implemented ‘RoboCop’ style security cameras along its alcohol aisles, while last September Morrisons unveiled a fleet of CCTV vans to address rising levels of retail crime.
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Rediculous idea.