Receive Crime Alerts via Email & Text
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In cooperation with Simpsonville-based CRM, Inc., the
Pickens County Sheriff's Office has a new method for
distributing important crime information to its citizens.
The
LinkingCommunities.com service available though CRM, Inc.,
helped the Sheriff’s Office create a link on its website that
allows citizens to receive alerts by email or cell phone
directly from the agency. The alert types can include such
topics as recent crimes or those on which particular information
is needed, homeland security warnings, requests to be on the
lookout for missing or wanted persons, area scams or severe
weather warnings, and tips to help minimize the risk of being a
crime victim.
The
LinkingCommunities.com service was developed by Frank
Condon, owner of CRM, Inc. A former
New Hampshire
police officer, the idea came to Mr. Condon as part of his work
with various neighborhood watch programs. His technical
expertise led him to create a convenient, secure, and
user-friendly avenue for members of the public to become more
connected with their area law enforcement agencies.
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office is the third law
enforcement agency in South Carolina, and the first in Pickens County,,
to make use of this technology. As noted by Sheriff C. David
Stone, “Anytime one can rapidly get important information to
members of the public concerning crime, there is a positive
effect. Citizens are the eyes and ears of law enforcement. By
increasing their awareness of what is happening in our
community, we hope to continue to keep Pickens County
a great place to live and work.”
To receive alerts,
Pickens
County citizens can visit
the Sheriff’s Office website at www.pickenscosheriff.org. Scroll
down to and click on the orange “Community
Alerts” button located halfway down the page, on the left.
On the next page, scroll down and click the first blue link
which begins “Click her to register.” The text message alerts
are available by both cell phone and email.
