Northern Ireland

PSNI officially open new cyber crime centre

The PSNI’s purpose-built Cyber Crime Centre in south Belfast was officially opened by Policing Board chair Anne Connolly and Chief Constable Sir George Hamilton
The PSNI’s purpose-built Cyber Crime Centre in south Belfast was officially opened by Policing Board chair Anne Connolly and Chief Constable Sir George Hamilton The PSNI’s purpose-built Cyber Crime Centre in south Belfast was officially opened by Policing Board chair Anne Connolly and Chief Constable Sir George Hamilton

THE PSNI has opened a purpose-built Cyber Crime Centre in Belfast.

It provides a base for all digital forensic services across all of the PSNI.

Chief Constable Sir George Hamilton said: “In the PSNI we are continually developing and expanding our cyber capabilities so that we can keep people safe from cyber crime and I am delighted to officially open this state-of-the-art facility today.”

Policing Board Chair, Anne Connolly said: "With increases in the area of online crime, this new centre ensures our officers are now very well equipped to deal with criminality in this area and provide a professional service.”