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πŸ‡ΆπŸ‡¦ Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

Police Arrests Man from Home Due to Error in Facial Recognition Software

British authorities arrested a man due to a facial recognition software error linking him to a crime he had never visited.

Feb 26 β€’ 08:45 UTC
πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ VG
National & Local

The Air Alarm Error: The Chief of the Civil Defense Was Notified After the Police Went Public

A testing error led to a false air alarm in Eastern Norway, prompting the police to inform the public before the Civil Defense was able to respond.

Feb 25 β€’ 19:49 UTC
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ Seznam ZprΓ‘vy
National & Local

Over 85 Thousand Ukrainians in the Czech Army and Police? A Bizarre Administrative Error

An administrative error suggests over 85,000 Ukrainians are enlisted in the Czech army and police, raising concerns about the integrity of the records.

Feb 25 β€’ 17:25 UTC
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Guardian
Crime & Justice

Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away

A man was arrested in Southampton due to a misidentification by facial recognition technology, which confused him with a burglary suspect from Milton Keynes.

Feb 25 β€’ 13:36 UTC
πŸ‡§πŸ‡· G1 (PT)
National & Local

Woman who accidentally took identical car traveled 60 km with wrong vehicle in SC; VIDEO shows return

A 65-year-old woman mistakenly drove home in a nearly identical car, traveling 60 km before realizing the error, which has drawn attention in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Feb 23 β€’ 18:32 UTC
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί ABC News AU
National & Local

Police search for prisoner after inmate freed from jail by mistake

Clinton Daylight was mistakenly released from prison due to an administrative error and is now being sought by police in the Northern Territory.

Feb 20 β€’ 04:28 UTC
πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ Punch
National & Local

Borno constable returned ₦2.6m sent in error to counter negative police image β€” PPRO

A police constable in Borno State, Nigeria, returned ₦2.6 million that was mistakenly transferred to him, aiming to improve the public perception of the police force.

Feb 9 β€’ 13:50 UTC
πŸ‡©πŸ‡° DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Error at the police deletes photos of cars and license plates

Photos of license plates and cars have been accidentally deleted from the police database, potentially impacting ongoing investigations.

Feb 6 β€’ 17:45 UTC
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Die Welt
National & Local

Student discovers error with promotional rulers from the Berlin police

A vigilant student alerted the Berlin police to inaccuracies in promotional rulers, prompting the police to withdraw them from circulation as they were not intended for precise mathematical use.

Jan 16 β€’ 15:07 UTC
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Guardian
Crime & Justice

West Midlands police chief apologises after AI error used to justify Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

The West Midlands police chief has apologized to MPs for providing false information regarding the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans, which was based on incorrect AI-generated data.

Jan 14 β€’ 09:47 UTC
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Mirror
Crime & Justice

Child seriously injured after being struck by police drone that fell from sky

A child in London suffered serious injuries after being struck by a police drone that fell due to an operator error during an operation on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.

Jan 9 β€’ 14:23 UTC
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ AktuΓ‘lnΔ›.cz
Crime & Justice

Terrifying mistake of British police. They mistook a dead boy for a live one

British police mistakenly informed families about the death of a boy in a traffic accident, confusing him with another youth who survived with serious injuries, only to discover the error after the survivor woke up from a coma weeks later.

Jan 8 β€’ 13:55 UTC
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ AktuΓ‘lnΔ›.cz
Crime & Justice

Parents in Britain thought their son had died for three weeks due to a police error

In Britain, parents believed their 17-year-old son had died in a car accident for three weeks before police discovered they had mistaken his identity and he was actually alive and recovering in a hospital.

Jan 7 β€’ 06:06 UTC

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