Seoul's latest police officer isn't human – it's a handsome and futuristic holographic cop with a great skincare routine, and statistics show he's succeeding at reducing crime in the capital city View 5 Images The bizarre hologram cop appears and reappears every few minutes (Image: BBC)

Hunky 3D holographic cops have hit the streets of South Korea in a bid to deter crime at night. In Jeo-dong Park, a busy nightlife neighbourhood of the capital city, every now and then a 170cm tall uniformed police officer materialises out of thin air to tell passersby that CCTV is fitted nearby. ‌

The officers were installed last October as a deterrent to drunken violence and robbery, and it has since been proven that they are working. ‌

“In case of an emergency, the police will be d

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