https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-59252419?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGAA new system that allows vulnerable people to video call a force's control room will help them "feel safer", a police commissioner has said.
Cheshire Police's new technology will let control room operators to send a secure video link to a smartphone.
A spokesman said the system would ensure people can access instant help and allow the force to immediately start gathering evidence if necessary.
Great idea, delivery drivers can come up to a front door, pensioners are vulnerable, women working from home, expectant mothers,
more security and vetting needed?
Cheshire PCC John Dwyer said the system would have "huge benefits".
The Conservative commissioner, who secured £300,000 from the Home Office's Safety of Women at Night Fund to fund the scheme, said it would "go a long way in helping to provide reassurance, especially at night, when people may have an increased feeling of vulnerability".
