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| Residents can now track crime online |
| By yakima-herald.com |
| Published: 09/09/2009 |
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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Want to know why two police cars with their lights flashing were parked down the street from your house last night? You might ask your neighbors what they've heard -- or you could check online at crimemapping.com. It's a Web site that displays maps showing where the Yakima, Selah and Union Gap police departments had crimes reported. The three agencies are the first in Washington to use CrimeMapping, a system used by more than 50 law enforcement agencies across the country. "This will be a very useful tool to make people more aware of what's going on around them," Yakima police Chief Sam Granato said Tuesday at a news conference demonstrating the CrimeMapping site. And it's hoped that neighbors who are more aware will be more likely to provide information that could help police investigate crimes and arrest criminals. The CrimeMapping site uses 15 different icons to represent types of crimes, and clicking on an icon will display the date, time and location of the police call and the incident report number. Read More. |
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