PEOPLE - Super Recognizers Used By London Police To Fight Crime

LONDON — Paul Hyland almost never forgets a face. He's a "super recognizer," and that's giving an unusual kind of help to his employer: Scotland Yard.Several years ago, for example, London police were on the lookout for a burglar wanted for nine robberies. About a month after seeing the burglar's picture, Hyland and two colleagues were stuck in traffic. "I looked up and noticed this guy coming out of a university and knew it was him," Hyland reca ...

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