SpotCrime Develops Revolutionary iPhone Application; Mobile Crime Maps Launch with New York City Service

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Tue May 19, 2009 7:30am EDT

Customized to exact addresses, these feeds provide relevant and immediate crime
information via text or email to residents in all five boroughs. 
BALTIMORE--(Business Wire)--
Today, Spotcrime.com announced a partnership with Roundhouse Technologies, LLC
that will boast a unique application within the iTunes App Store marketplace - a
mobile police blotter that geo-locates users, scours cop reports, blogs and
newspapers for recent criminal activity and then sends out a feed customized to
a two mile radius surrounding each registered user`s addresses.The
consumer-driven leader in online crime mapping services pulls information
directly from city police scanners to publish up-to-date crime reports,
providing an integral link that ensures safety throughout the City.

David Troy, a Baltimore-based entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience
within the technology sphere, developed the "SpotCrime - Know your neighborhood"
application, which can be found within the "Travel" section when shopping
applications.The feature displays incidents on a Google Map interface with icons
representing various crimes including: shooting, robbery, assault, theft,
burglary, arson and vandalism.Below the map, the 20 most recent crimes and
details are listed when the iPhone screen is positioned vertically.Users also
can click on the icons assigned to each crime to obtain more specific
information.

Consumers without iPhones also can map their neighborhoods and receive feeds via
email or texts.The service - available at www.spotcrime.com - maps 200 cities
throughout the U.S.and holds a strong presence on Facebook and Twitter, as
well.The company - founded in 2008 - is continuously growing and will look to
expand its general service and its iPhone application to include more U.S. and
international cities.

SpotCrime CEO and Founder Colin Drane said of the partnership, "A presence
within the App Store promises to be a fantastic first as our company continues
to grow to include more cities and more channels to get this vital crime
information to consumers.After our initial testing came back with rave reviews
showing that the service was effective and necessary, we decided to roll out
service initially in New York, as it is the highest populated U.S. city and
serves a wealth of families, professionals and tourists looking to enjoy every
day and, of course, the city`s vibrant nightlife safely."

Please visit www.spotcrime.com to learn more.



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