Photos: BlackBerrys on the beat

Crime fighters get a mobile boost

By Nick Heath, 8 February 2008 17:20

West Yorkshire Police, pictured here, is another force which uses the BlackBerry, with the force estimating its use has resulted in £8.8m in efficiency savings and saved 145-hours per front-line officer per year.

Meanwhile BlackBerrys have enabled Bedfordshire Police to improve the effectiveness of its force, allowing officers to be more self-sufficient when away from the station and increasing officer presence on the streets of Bedfordshire.

Photo credit: West Yorkshire Police

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  1. 1. anonymous

    I wonder what happened to the police force when BlackBerry had its blackout? :)

  2. 2. hmmm

    Does this mean if a criminal were to take the phone from their hands they would be able to acces everyones information?

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