City Of Redlands: Redlands Police Department Adds Zoom Crime Reporting Option

Press release from the City of Redlands:

July 26, 2021

As part of our continuing efforts to increase accessibility to
the public and best serve the needs of a diverse community, the
Redlands Police Department has added a virtual crime reporting
option, using Zoom. The virtual crime reporting option will
supplement the department’s current online alternative as well as
traditional in-person and telephone reporting.

Criteria for reporting crime through Zoom are the same as the
online reporting system currently available on the department
website: the reported crime is not an emergency; the incident
occurred within Redlands City limits; there are no known
suspects; and the crime did not occur on a State freeway.

Community members interested in reporting a crime via Zoom may
visit the department’s web page at https://www.cityofredlands.org/report-crime
and scroll down to “Schedule a Zoom Meeting to Report a Crime.”
Zoom meetings are currently available between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 

Once a request is submitted, the reporting party will receive an
email that includes a link for the Zoom meeting. During the Zoom
meeting, an officer will take the information from the reporting
party and, if warranted, take a crime report and provide a case
number along with instructions how to obtain a copy of the
report.

For emergencies or crimes in progress, residents should call 911.
Non-emergency crimes may be reported at the department’s business
line at (909) 798-7681, ext. 1, or online using the Redlands
Police Department’s CopLogic reporting system at www.cityofredlands.org/report-crime.
Suspicious activity and tips can be reported using the City of
Redlands 311 mobile app available for Android, iPhones, and
iPads.

This press release was produced by the City of Redlands. The views expressed here are the author’s own.