Internet Service to Help Residents View Crime Data
posted 5:07 pm Tue January 29, 2008 - Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County residents will be able to view maps that show where crimes have been reported under a partnership with police and a software development company. The service will be available beginning in February on the CrimeReports Web site. It will present data on a Google Maps interface, where residents can view any location served by county police.
Residents also will be able to receive e-mail alerts about crimes that occur close to home or any other address of interest, such as a school, business or community center.
Officials say preliminary crime data will be updated each night by the police department.
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