devil21
12-03-2013, 04:19 AM
Snitching and brown-shirting goes smartphone friendly.
http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/story/using-your-phone-to-help-cops-solve-crimes-20131202
MONROE, NC - When seconds count, Union County Deputies say text messaging could help them catch criminals faster.
The county is testing Nex Gen, a new tool developed in part by former FBI agent Richard Shaffer.
It starts with a call to 911. Dispatch can send you a text with a link to upload a picture. Once they get it, they can distribute it to police officers in the field.
"It accelerates the opportunity for law enforcement to identify and hopefully resolve sensitive matters," Shaffer says.
That could include sending anything from photos of a missing person to a hit-and-run suspect.
"To our knowledge, this is the first true platform that can move MMS data from a wireless phone, to the 911 center, and back to the officer in real time," he says.
Nex Gen creators point to the Boston Bombings as an example of how the technology could be used.
Suspects were identified by photos.
They say similar shots taken by people in the crowd could have been distributed to hundreds of officers immediately.
9th District Congressman Robert Pittenger thinks this program could be used as a model for the rest of the country.
"I want to take it back to my members of Congress. I'm going to let it go through this test phase, and look at the results and then be able to convey back to them. But there's no question in my mind, this is going to be a very positive commitment toward law enforcement," Pittenger says.
The program will be paid for with money recovered from drug operations.
The total cost will be determined after the test phase.
http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/story/using-your-phone-to-help-cops-solve-crimes-20131202
MONROE, NC - When seconds count, Union County Deputies say text messaging could help them catch criminals faster.
The county is testing Nex Gen, a new tool developed in part by former FBI agent Richard Shaffer.
It starts with a call to 911. Dispatch can send you a text with a link to upload a picture. Once they get it, they can distribute it to police officers in the field.
"It accelerates the opportunity for law enforcement to identify and hopefully resolve sensitive matters," Shaffer says.
That could include sending anything from photos of a missing person to a hit-and-run suspect.
"To our knowledge, this is the first true platform that can move MMS data from a wireless phone, to the 911 center, and back to the officer in real time," he says.
Nex Gen creators point to the Boston Bombings as an example of how the technology could be used.
Suspects were identified by photos.
They say similar shots taken by people in the crowd could have been distributed to hundreds of officers immediately.
9th District Congressman Robert Pittenger thinks this program could be used as a model for the rest of the country.
"I want to take it back to my members of Congress. I'm going to let it go through this test phase, and look at the results and then be able to convey back to them. But there's no question in my mind, this is going to be a very positive commitment toward law enforcement," Pittenger says.
The program will be paid for with money recovered from drug operations.
The total cost will be determined after the test phase.