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Computers talk back to
cops
Police in Orlando will soon be equipped with a new crime-fighting
tool, courtesy of a South Florida software company.
Advanced Public Safety Inc. has a contract to
deploy its Virtual Partner software to help police handle all the
information now within their reach. "It doesn't replace what they have,"
says company President Jeff Rubenstein. "It provides enhancements." For
instance, an officer following a car can query state databases with that
car's license plate number. Instead of glancing over at a screen to scan
through lines of vehicle and registration information, the Virtual Partner
software does the scanning. Then it speaks. When something is amiss, such
as an expired registration or an outstanding warrant for the auto's owner,
the machine speaks up a little louder.
Beyond scanning records, the computer can
help with creating new records. In writing tickets and completing
investigation reports, police often spend hours filling out repetitive
forms. The Virtual Partner looks out for some of those details and can
fill in the obvious ones, such as name, birthdate, address and the like.
Beyond Orlando, the Virtual Partner is on
board in a number of Florida agencies, including the Jacksonville
Sheriff's Office and police departments in Delray Beach, Boca Raton and
West Palm Beach.
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