Taxi drivers to get suspects' information

Short descriptions of criminal suspects’ appearance will be provided by the Korean National Police to private guards and taxi drivers in 2007. SK Telecom, which was the first company to participate in the program, will tip "information about people suspected of serious crimes to around 100,000 private guards and taxi drivers" who registered to its mobile services, reports the Korea Times. KTF and LG Telecom are among other mobile carriers to be included in the program. For criminals, there's the bicycle alternative.

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