• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Internet Service To Help Residents View Crime Data

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +   
Jan 29, 2008 11:35 am US/Eastern

Internet Service To Help Residents View Crime Data

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) ― 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.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

© MMIX, CBS Corporation. All Rights Reserved.