Police in Romford have made arrests after a week-long live facial recognition operation. 

The precision technology flagged four men to officers after it was deployed this week in the town. 

One man was found to be wanted for assault and theft, with another man wanted for fraud. 

Local police made two further arrests after two men were picked up by the facial recognition technology for breaching a sexual prevention order. 

Supt Simon Hutchison, who oversees neighbourhood policing in Havering, said: “Having the cutting edge facial recognition technology to identify criminals in Romford has been valuable to not only take wanted offenders off the streets but also deter criminals from coming to the town.

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"I hope this sends a message to wanted offenders that we will catch you and put you before the courts.

"Our teams are working tirelessly to remove high harm offenders from our streets. 

"We are committed to making Havering safer, using data and technology to identify offenders that pose a risk to our community.”