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Criminals Beware the Cop with a BlackBerry

Monday March 10, 2008

by Shane McGlaun

The Heat, The Popo, The Fuzz, whatever your preferred vernacular for the police they now have a new weapon to help them identify stolen vehicles and wanted criminals. If you are a fugitive or are driving in a stolen car and see a policeman wielding a BlackBerry your days of freedom are limited.

BIO-Key International announced today a new application for BlackBerry smartphones called PocketCop 3.5. The application allows officers to get information directly from the department’s computer-aided dispatching system and allows the officers to send updates directly to the dispatch system in return.

PocketCop can be deployed over-the-air and updates are applied automatically. The PocketCop system is scanner proof as well keeping criminals who may be listening to a police scanner in the dark until officers are ready to make themselves known.

Via BIOkey International

Comments

March 15, 2008 at 10:11 pm
(1) Iggy says:

In response to the Blackberry 7100i..I have been a Nextel User for about 15 years. When it became time for my to upgrade to a smart phone I was reluctant. I did not want to lose the two way plus I am not that tech savy either.

Well my wife finally talked my into it. The slogan should be it so easy even I can use it. I can keep track of all of my orders, shipments, appointments, notes, so much more & I still have a two way radio device with the 7100i from Nextel. I highly recommend this phone…it is a smart phone but it has more of a Nextel feel & peformance to it. All Nextel subscribers will know what I am talking about

March 17, 2008 at 6:27 am
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