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Virginia State Police launches new crime reporting app - sends photos and texts directly to the police
John Henrehan myfoxdc.com WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Virginia State Police unveiled a new crime-fighting tool. It's an app for cell phones that sends photos and texts directly to police. Reaction to the new strategy appears to be mixed. Virginia State Police are offering an opportunity for every motorist and every pedestrian in the Commonwealth to be "eyes and ears" for suspicious or criminal activity. A new app, available for most smartphones, encourages citizens to either directly text a message to state police, or snap a picture and send it (with a message) to police. Police believe younger cellphone users are more prone to text than they are to call traditional tip lines. What do Virginia State Police want people to report using the new app? "Suspicious photography, vehicles or people in places that just look 'out of place,'" explained Maj. Rick Jenkins. AMC and Regal movie theaters are now playing a public service announcement showing a mom snapping kid pictures. She then notices a man photographing a security camera. She takes a picture of him, and forwards it to state police. The narrator in the PSA then says, "If you see it, send it. Download the app today. Protect your family. Protect your community. Protect Virginia." The general manager of the huge Potomac Mills Mall applauds the new police tipster service because, she says, safety and security are her company's top priorities. Many shoppers agree. "Why not?” asked Colleen Krepps of Arlington. "You know, if it saves someone, or it makes you respond to an accident faster, I'm all for it." Virginia State Police say if a tip, for example, of an unattended bag is unfounded, all the information provided (including the identity of the tipster) is permanently deleted. Still, some people wonder if the new app is just a bit too Big Brother-ish. Matt Kersse, a Woodbridge resident, told us: "There are tons of people who look different or odd or weird. It doesn't mean you have to take a picture of them and send it in. Or harass them for it. So, I feel like it's a little wrong." to read more click here: myfoxdc.com
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