Seven people were arrested after a facial recognition operation in Ilford town centre.
The arrests, made on Friday, February 21, were on suspicion of offences including criminal damage, serious sexual assault, harassment, drugs, breach of court order, theft, and assault.
The arrests were made after officers deployed a live facial recognition operation in the area.
Supt Clare McCarthy, who oversees neighbourhood policing in Redbridge, said: "These operations allow our officers to combine their policing skills together with utilising data and technology to quickly identify wanted offenders that pose a risk to our community.
"Not only do we want to remove wanted offenders from the streets, but also to deter criminals from coming to the area.
"We will continue to target criminals in repeating this and other types of operations."
The technology is used to find people who threaten or cause harm, those who are wanted, or have outstanding arrest warrants.
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