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Linking up the easy way: initiatives in Ohio and West Virginia are linking officers to...

By Rogers, Donna
Publication: Law Enforcement Technology
Date: Friday, July 1 2005

While it's imperative for law enforcement to communicate and share information, that information still isn't easily accessed across different jurisdictions. When a crime is committed in one town, officers in neighboring communities don't always know what's happening and whom to be on the lookout for.

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Frustrated with the lack of information available to him and his fellow officers, one former beat cop developed a computer tool to quickly share vital statistics with nearby agencies, and send information directly to a police cruiser witho

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