The new feeds likely render unnecessary some of the information sources we experimented with like For an archive of SPD dispatches, our site remains useful - for now.ĬHS also broadcasts live crime and 911 information via the account as part of the general coverage of Capitol Hill. A wider selection of burglary, assault and robbery reports continue to be available for download here after they are redacted and private information is removed. The department tweets important updates via and posts a selection of higher-profile crime reports to the SPD Blotter site. SPD is also continuing to map the past 48 hours of dispatch information on the city’s My Neighborhood map system. Anybody can view the links above - you don’t need to have a Twitter account to access the feed pages. You might want to just keep the links handy for the next time you hear sirens. But the feeds are pretty high traffic for a more relaxed, less stressed out, better rested member of the community like yourself. For a news gatherer, it’s nice to have an additional element of always-on information for the neighborhood.
The city says the new service helps SPD meet elements of the DOJ consent decree.ĬHS last posted the overall crime statistics for the beats covering Capitol Hill in this July update.ĬHS has been watching the feeds in test mode for a few weeks. The feeds also do not include information about domestic violence calls, sexual assaults, and other certain types of crimes. There are a few caveats: in order to protect crime victims, officers, and the integrity of crime scenes, calls will appear on the Twitter feeds one hour after a dispatcher sends the call to an officer. can look up your beat by address here.For the Capitol Hill area, here are the accounts you might want to consider following - or at least checking out from time to time. Each precinct’s beat has a Twitter feed of its own. Tweets by Beat is a new system that broadcasts SPD dispatch data via Twitter. SPD introduced a service Wednesday that could come in handy the next time you hear sirens.
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