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CITIZen-oeSERVER The Leader in Community policing alert tools <br />Inbound Anonymous Communications <br />The texting functionality allows anyone with a cell phone to provide information anonymously to your agency (or <br />other authorized personnel) via text message. This kind of "on demand" capability enables the public to provide <br />immediate information while maintaining anonymity. <br />• It's 100% anonymous <br />• Messages can be responded to in real time creating an instant two way live "chat". <br />Why should you make this available to your community? <br />• Over 210 million people in the US have cell phones (2007) and its growing quickly <br />• The system allows citizens to report on a crime or emergency situation in progress without having to say a <br />word, providing an unprecedented anywhere, anytime, silent, and anonymous approach to crime reporting <br />• Text messages can be transmitted faster than voice calls, and can be sent even when voice traffic is jammed <br />or signal strength is too weak for voice calls. <br />• Texting requires much less battery power, and thus is a better choice for communicating when the battery is <br />low or the phone is being used in a remote location. <br />