Dartford is to become the first town centre to host a new CrimeStoppers initiative of displaying ‘Most Wanted’ images on digital screens.

Images of people wanted by Kent Police will appear on two of these proposed screens located in the Orchards Shopping Centre from June 25th.

Pictures will rotate several times each hour, all day, every day.

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It follows a successful pilot project aimed at ensuring criminals think twice before coming into Dartford, knowing that their appearance may trigger calls and responses from local people who recognise them from the screens.

It is hoped that in time the initiative will be rolled out across several other shopping centres and towns across the U.K. in the future.

Council leader Jeremy Kite said: "Dartford Borough Council has worked well with CrimeStoppers in the past and we take the view that it ought to be criminals who are nervous to be out and about in Dartford not decent people.

"We had no hesitation in supporting this pioneering initiative with Kent Police and Crimestoppers."

The Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott said: "CrimeStoppers does fantastic work supporting Kent Police in bringing offenders to justice and screens like these, which my funding helps support, are proven to catch wanted people.

"We are sending a very clear message that Dartford town centre is no place for criminality. This is about residents, businesses, the council and the police all working together to ensure Kent remains a safe place to live, work and visit."

He will be launching the initiative at 9am on June 25 at the Orchard Centre, and will be joined by representatives from Dartford Borough Council, Dartford Town Against Crime (DTAC) and other members of Kent Police.