The Dunwoody Police Department (DPD) would like to inform you of a new system that was rolled out to the City residents on 10/4/2010. The DPD has been testing Interactive Defense, which is a web based program that will greatly increase the communication between the Dunwoody Police and the citizens of Dunwoody. Some of the highlights of this program are:
· Individual accounts for every resident to receive emails directly from Dunwoody Officers.
· Residents will receive wanted person, missing person and suspicious person lookouts directly to their email or text messages. If someone has information, they can share it, anonymously if they choose to, directly with the detective/officer that is handling the case.
· Residents will be able to enter and maintain their own vacation watches for their homes. These requests will go directly to the officers on the street. Residents will have the option of receiving text message or email alerts as the officers are able to check their home.
· Residents can enter their serial numbers into their "File Cabinet" which stores them into a secure database. This information can be recalled later, by the owner, from any internet connection. This is extremely useful in cases such as burglary/theft (for police reports), fire or storm damage (for insurance reports).
· Residents will be able to communicate with each other across the city and build their own "community" sites, if interested, for their neighborhoods.
Dunwoody is the first city in the nation to utilize this system. It is believed it will increase the amount of information that can be released to the residents without endless emails being passed around from neighbor to neighbor. Everyone will know the information is current because they will receive it directly from the Dunwoody Police Department. If the resident chooses to receive text messages, then they will receive the information as quickly as it is entered into the system.
This program will be rolled out in phases so not all of the features are available yet. There are also plans for more features to be added to the program.
· To access and register, please visit http://live.interactioncs.com/NewInteraction//registration/register.aspx?code=2K6BUEAIYW
The DPD encourages everyone to create their account so that communication can be more effective and efficient.
