Facial recognition system nabs suspect

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Investment in new facial recognition technology at the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles already is yielding returns with the arrest of a man on fraud charges after he sought a seventh Indiana identity.

BMV Commissioner Andy Miller disclosed the arrest Tuesday at an identity theft and fraud symposium for law enforcement officers. He says the man once jailed in Illinois for forgery had obtained six Indiana driver's licenses before the agency alerted its branches.

Within 48 hours, the man was caught while applying for a seventh license. He's now in jail in Fountain County.

Miller announced at the meeting that the BMV is taking additional security steps including the creation of a fraud and security enforcement division within the agency.