SpotCrime Develops Revolutionary iPhone Application; Mobile Crime Maps Launch with New York City Service
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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. PR Flex Alison Walsh 443-460-2800 x3 Mobile: 570-947-8064 alison.walsh@prflex.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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