Living in fear is something many face every day of their lives, the fear that they will become the victim of a crime. While the truth is that no one can ensure that we as people will ever be able live in a crime free world, there are people who are trying to bring that idea to that fruition. This week Crime Stoppers Toronto has officially launch their tips application onto the BlackBerry Torch 9800, and with more devices to be supported later. This application is no ordinary app, Crime Stoppers has stated that it's the first of it’s kind in North America.
With this new technology the user has the ability to:
- Record a video or photograph for easy tip submission.
- Find the nearest police station using GPS and receive turn by turn directions.
- Check the status of submitted tips.
- View Toronto’s “Most Wanted”.
- One touch calling directly to a Crime Stoppers Representative.
- One touch email composition to submit an email tip.
- View Toronto’s “Crime of the Week”.
- Connect with Toronto Crime Stoppers Social Media Pages.
On a side note, if you’re not on the BlackBerry platform you can also download the Crime Stoppers app for iOS and Android in their respective stores.
Download Crime Stoppers for the BlackBerry Torch 9800
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