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Ships keep vanishing from trackers in protected waters, raising fears of illegal fishing

Crime

Ships keep vanishing from trackers in protected waters, raising fears of illegal fishing

By Matt Burgess

Did the Kremlin use a nerve agent to poison a former Russian spy?

Crime

Did the Kremlin use a nerve agent to poison a former Russian spy?

By Matt Reynolds

UK police are using AI to inform custodial decisions – but it could be discriminating against the poor

Crime

UK police are using AI to inform custodial decisions – but it could be discriminating against the poor

By Matt Burgess

UK police are now using fingerprint scanners on the streets to identify people in less than a minute

Policing

UK police are now using fingerprint scanners on the streets to identify people in less than a minute

By Matt Reynolds

Rio's favelas are crowdsourcing crime data to keep people safe

Crime

Rio's favelas are crowdsourcing crime data to keep people safe

By Frederick Bernas

In 2014, 43 students were massacred. Can digital forensics help solve the crime?

Crime

In 2014, 43 students were massacred. Can digital forensics help solve the crime?

By Eleanor Peake

How police can still fingerprint the plastic £10 and £5 notes

Crime

How police can still fingerprint the plastic £10 and £5 notes

By Matt Burgess

Acid attacks are on the rise, but lazy media coverage isn't helping

Crime

Acid attacks are on the rise, but lazy media coverage isn't helping

By Nicole Kobie

How to negotiate when hackers are holding you to ransom

Crime

How to negotiate when hackers are holding you to ransom

By Moty Cristal

The Lost City Of Z author David Grann on forensic science and true crime’s renaissance

Crime

The Lost City Of Z author David Grann on forensic science and true crime’s renaissance

By Oliver Franklin-Wallis

Inside the UK's biggest drug bust: WIRED Stories episode 4

Crime

Inside the UK's biggest drug bust: WIRED Stories episode 4

By WIRED Insider

We're safer than ever before, and it's all thanks to technology

Crime

We're safer than ever before, and it's all thanks to technology

By Tom Gash

Crimes of the future will be solved by robo-CSIs, smell and VR

Crime

Crimes of the future will be solved by robo-CSIs, smell and VR

By Matt Reynolds

International Crime

The Hague Convicts a Tomb-Destroying Extremist With Smart Design

By Liz Stinson

CrimeRadar is using machine learning to predict crime in Rio

Crime

CrimeRadar is using machine learning to predict crime in Rio

By Sarah Griffiths

Police arrest Nigerian kingpin behind £45m of email scams

Crime

Police arrest Nigerian kingpin behind £45m of email scams

By Matt Burgess

Nine arrested in Europe-wide dark web raids

Crime

Nine arrested in Europe-wide dark web raids

By James Temperton

'Sobriety tags' to be rolled out in London

Crime

'Sobriety tags' to be rolled out in London

By Emily Reynolds

Japanese police are now taking mugshots in 3D

Crime

Japanese police are now taking mugshots in 3D

By Emily Reynolds

'Exploding' hoverboards seized at UK border

Crime

'Exploding' hoverboards seized at UK border

By Matt Burgess