Scatterbrain, I do now what you mean, but the criminologist on BBC last night said that 95% of these crimes are not solved by the police, they are solved by the public and if the public don't know, they can't help. I think all this is doing is circulating information a bit further and a bit wider.
(I refer to this comment by the way:
I didn't disagree with the sentiment - I just felt that it was a bit sort of "me me me - I can sort this out even though the rubbish police can't" iyswim.
Personally I think Interpol/Europol etc have already got this angle covered !