Forwarded from the 5th precinct e-mail lists. For Immediate Release E-Reporting makes it E-asier to file a police report
November 20, 2003 (MINNEAPOLIS) Folks in Minneapolis can now file police reports online, using the Minneapolis Police Department's new online police report filing system. Online police reports can be filed to document vandalism to property or motor vehicle, and lost or stolen property if no injuries occurred and no suspect information is available. The City and its Police Department developed the online reporting as a way to make it easier and faster for people to file police reports. In addition, e-reports provide another option to the approximately 9,500 folks who use Teleserve to file police reports over the phone each year. Officers hope that providing another report filing system will result in fewer unreported crimes, and will help the department better identify patterns and trends in crime. Police used Community Development Block Grants to develop the online reporting system. The online system enters report information directly into the Minneapolis Police Department's database, which will save the department time and money. (Teleserve requires an officer to transcribe information into a database.) To file an online police report, visit www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/e-report REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
