iWatch In The News

Read how iWatch has been a big part of many cities' community outreach, and see how iThinQware has worked with those cities to promote it through the media.

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iWatchNEOhio Launched ~ North East Regional Fusion Center drives focus ~ May 9th, 2013

Fusion Center App Brings PD's, Sheriffs, Mass Transit, Housing, Animal Control, Health Care & ISD and Universities together into a single collaborative Policing effort.

Stop Snitchin' Seminar ~ Conference Explores the Stop Snitching Phenomenon ~ November 20th, 2012

The project is sponsored by the Fox Rothschild Center for Law and Society.

iWatchJennings ~ Smartphone App Helping to Fight Crime in Jennings ~ October 15th, 2012

Want to help fight crime in Jennings?? Well, there's an app for that.

iWatchArmy ~ Redstone Arsenal Selects iWatch ~ iPhone & Android Now in Stores ~ August 7th, 2012

Maj. Gen. David Quantock Describes iWatchArmy

iWatchSouthSuburban Illinois College Rolls iWatch for Campus Safety ~ iWatch Part of Overall Safety Initiative. ~ August 1th, 2012

Together we can prevent crime in our community!

Houston Public Radio ~ Adrian Garcia Interview~ July 20, 2012

Local Sheriff Says Citizens Can Help Prevent Tragedies

DeRidder PD launches phone app to report crime ~ June 30, 2012

Program allows people to send anonymous text messages, or videos anonymously.

School board backs iWatch app for students ~ May 31, 2012

Naugatuck Police to Roll Out New Crime Tip Smartphone App

Murder has a Watcher, An IWatcher App ~ May 15, 2012

Last year, Bridgeport got the app and now it's solving cases.

Lynwood enters ‘new age’ for community policing ~ May 13, 2012

"Wrongdoers who commit crimes in Lynwood may think twice."

Lynwood Illinois Goes Hi-Tech with iWatch ~ May 4, 2012

""iWatch Lynwood — do you?"

Republican American News ~ May 2, 2012

"Naugatuck "Pulls the Trigger" on iWatch

Fox 21, Duluth, MN ~ Police Launch iWatchDuluth ~ April 19, 2012

"iWatch Duluth" Crime App Launched by Police

Fox 4, Dallas ~ iWatch Interview April 14, 2012

Reach for the App, Not The Gun. Neighborhood Watch Groups Have A New Weapon

Philadelphia Real Time Crime Center Releases iWatchPhiladelphia.com

Dallas Technology Firm, iThinQware Launches Community Policing 2.0 In Philadelphia

CBS Philadelphia ~ iWatch Interview April 6, 2012

Iwatch Interview On CBS 2 Philadelphia, reported by Diana Rocco (requires Flash Player)

CNN Erin Burnett/Miguel Marquez ~ iWatch Review March 15, 2012

(Iwatch Interview On CNN, Hosted by Erin Burnett, and reported by Miquel Marquez)

PublicSafety IT Magazine Feature Article ~ Jan-Feb Edition 2012

"In a city with 143,000 people and 400 cops working 24 hours a day, this is the ultimate cop." Reports Bridgeport, CT Police

Radio and Print Interviews

Iwatch Interview with Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Harris County Sheriff's Office and Lt. David Daniels, Bridgeport Police, Part One
Iwatch Interview with Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Harris County Sheriff's Office and Lt. David Daniels, Bridgeport Police, Part Two

iWatchBridgeport

Cops have high hopes for new app
Bridgeport police create their own app
iWatchBridgeport Video From Launch
iWatchBridgeport News Coverage
Message From Chief Gaudett

iWatchDallas

“iWatch Dallas” new tip program for Dallas Police, virtual crime watch
Dallas City Council members praise iWatchDallas.net initiative that seeks crime tips via web, text, phone apps
Crimestoppers for the Facebook Generation
iWatchDallas PSA
iWatchDallas News Coverage
Message from Chief Brown
How it Works

iWatchGrapevine

Crime tips go mobile with iWatch Grapevine app
IWatchGrapevine on Facebook
Grapevine to launch iWatch crime-reporting app
New Crime-Fighting Tool Launches in Grapevine
Grapevine police launch Internet-based crime watch following similar programs in Dallas, Los Angeles
iWatchGrapevine Espanol
iWatchGrapevine News Coverage
Message From Chief Salame

iWatchHarrisCounty

Sheriff launches mobile app for citizens to turn in crime tips
Northwest Houston Sheriff's office goes mobile with new app
Harris County Press Conference
The Police News
Crime In the County? There's an app for that.
Harris County Mobile News App Released
Message from Sheriff Garcia
Mensaje de Alguacil Garcia
BlackFriday? IWatch App Is Just the Thing

iWatch Features With iPredict Dashboard

	Smartphone apps are free downloads from the app-store
	Track tips by user, offense, reporting area and more.
	Reports received may be auto-responded or live response (ie: Dispatch or CID).
	Search multiple variable (date, offense, keyword, UCR).
	The Dashboard can integrate to CAD to display offense, and can send tip content back to CAD for Dispatch
	Receive tips from email, online forms or SMS.
	Tips may be text, voice, image or video.
	Reports may be programmed for auto delivery to Command staff and may be in CSV, RSS or PDF formats.
	Complies with GJXML, NIEM and LEXS standards.
	Scalable to connect multiple jurisdictions, to share locally, regionally or statewide.
	Platform based architecture meets local, state & federal legal & privacy mandates

	ips are received as email, voice or SMS but are also stored in iWatch.
	Tips are mapped on Google maps, and displayed with the text of the report.
	Tips are searchable based upon offense number, date range, keywords in text, suspect profile, vehicle, ip address or location.
	Search multiple variable (date, offense, keyword, UCR).
	Share data as text, RSS, web video, email
	Unique identifier for tip receipt permits the tip to be associated with current offenses or with new tips not related to prior offenses
	Tips may be mapped by identifying the Geocode of the phone when sending the message.
	Alerting Groups or Task Force Teams may be alerted automatically.
	Alerts may include links to Crime Maps, which can generate crime tips..
	Citizens may sign up for alerts on the phone, and in email (reverse 911 system)
	The app integrates to Facebook and Youtube to display content and alert the public.