January 30, 2008
New Pilot Program Lets Utahns Get Neighborhood Crime Reports by Email
Utahns can now check their e-mail to find out if there's a crime problem in their neighborhood. Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Utah Speaker of the House Greg Curtis announced today the nation's first statewide plan offering up-to-date crime reports for individual neighborhoods. Read More . . .  PDF

January 29, 2008
Montgomery County Police Partner with Public Engines
Today, Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced a new partnership with Public Engines, a software development company, to provide the ability to share neighborhood crime incident information through the Internet. Read More . . .  PDF

January 15, 2008
Six Law Enforcement Agencies Sign on with Public Engines to Share Criminal Activity with Community Members
Public Engines, a public information-sharing company for government agencies, today announced partnerships with police departments in Haverhill, Mass.; Buffalo, Minn.; Carpentersville, Ill.; Chamblee, Ga.; Tyrone, Ga.; and New Berlin, Wis., giving these cities the ability to more effectively share criminal activity with their more than 150,000 combined community members. Read More . . .  PDF

October 14, 2007
CrimeReports.com Announces Foundation Partners
CrimeReports.com allows law enforcement agencies to provide neighborhood crime information to citizens in near real-time and empowers citizen participation in community policing. These "Foundation Partner" departments are comprised of law enforcement agencies that are committed to using best available technology to engage the public and keep them informed. These agencies will play a pivotal role in the development of CrimeReports.com's future services. CrimeReports.com will include up to 30 departments in the Foundation Partners program to define the future direction of services. Read More . . .  PDF

September 17, 2007
CrimeReports.com Launches Crime Alerting and Mapping Service with the San Jose Police Department
CrimeReports.com and the San Jose Police Department have announced a new partnership that will provide easy to read crime maps and automated alerts to the citizens of San Jose. The service, located at http://www.crimereports.com or directly from the San Jose Police Web site http://www.sjpd.org, provides data in near-real time and is available now. Read More . . .  PDF

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