With just a quick type on the keyboard, and a click, Swatara Township residents can see a list of real-time crime activities in the area.
Chief Jason Umberger of the Swatara Township Police Department says the new initiative is a way to keep residents safe. "This site is to create awareness to give information to the public about what might be occurring around them. So they can take steps to keep themselves safe, so they don't fall victim to criminal activity."
It's simple to see what's going on in your neighborhood. Log online to raidsonline.com and click on Swatara Township and you can find everything from assaults to burglaries.
"Technology is getting better and better everyday, we see it, we need to stay on the cutting edge of law enforcement and use it." Chief Umberger explained.
The program is automatically run by an outside company that takes in information from the Township's Emergency Communications Program. This way, no officers will be taken off the street, to control the website.
Chief Umberger says residents can be a part of crime watch, but be safe doing it. "Here's a way for people, from the comfort of their own home and own computer, can be a part of crime watch everywhere all the time."
And the good news for Swatara Township taxpayers? This is all free, not only for the Police Department, but for residents.
For a direct link to the log, click on Find It.
Chief Jason Umberger of the Swatara Township Police Department says the new initiative is a way to keep residents safe. "This site is to create awareness to give information to the public about what might be occurring around them. So they can take steps to keep themselves safe, so they don't fall victim to criminal activity."
It's simple to see what's going on in your neighborhood. Log online to raidsonline.com and click on Swatara Township and you can find everything from assaults to burglaries.
"Technology is getting better and better everyday, we see it, we need to stay on the cutting edge of law enforcement and use it." Chief Umberger explained.
The program is automatically run by an outside company that takes in information from the Township's Emergency Communications Program. This way, no officers will be taken off the street, to control the website.
Chief Umberger says residents can be a part of crime watch, but be safe doing it. "Here's a way for people, from the comfort of their own home and own computer, can be a part of crime watch everywhere all the time."
And the good news for Swatara Township taxpayers? This is all free, not only for the Police Department, but for residents.
For a direct link to the log, click on Find It.