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ABOUT THE BLACKBERRY PROJECT The Blackberry Program, which began in 2004 as a pilot project funded by the Seattle Police Foundation, has allowed bike officers,who don’t have access to an in-car computer, and select investigative units to experience an entirely new way of policing. The Blackberry devices tap directly into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Washington Crime Information Center (WACIC) and Department of Corrections (DOC) databases, allowing officers to pull up records within 5-10 seconds. Before the project, officers had to radio in to the dispatcher in the 911 Center and wait up to 5-10 minutes for a response depending on how busy the dispatcher was. The Blackberries allow the officers and detectives to be much more proactive, while also cutting down requests to the 911 center by hundreds of hours. Since the program began, over 35,000 queries have been run. |
The BlackBerry devices provide instant access to crime databased as well as access to service providers to officer who otherwise do not have access to a computer on the job. |
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