Digital billboards to assist tracing missing persons, stolen vehicles
Police will set up digital billboards at intersections and public places to disseminate information on missing people and stolen vehicles following a successful trial.
Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung, designated national police chief, signed an agreement with representatives of the Thai General Insurance Association, the Mirror Foundation and Plan B Media Co for screening such information on digital billboards in Bangkok.
Gen Somyot said the dissemination of information via digital billboards at intersections and mass transit stations was intended to make society a less welcome place for those who commit such crimes.
The Thai General Insurance Association offers Bt1.4 million in rewards for those providing clues leading to the arrests of 50 major car thieves. Rewards range from Bt15,000 to Bt50,000 per case.
Information on missing persons will also be screened on digital billboards, as this form of communication has resulted in many being found.
Car theft remains rampant in Thailand due to demand in neighbouring countries and the Thai public's demand for used auto parts as well as used vehicles illegally bearing the registration of vehicle wrecks. Police are searching for about 600 vehicles with such illicit registration.
