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14/02/2014
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Citizens can install the tool mobile and help the police without risking
DAY
Rio - A new weapon in the fight against burglaries and thefts of vehicle with which citizens can help police without risk. Thus the application is being considered as baptized Sinesp Citizen . Released by the Ministry of Justice , he is part of the National System of Public Security Prison and Drug , and allows owners of mobile smartphones scan for record theft or theft particular vehicle or if it is cloned .
The query of the vehicle plate has almost immediate response
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From the 12th of December last year , the application has already registered 500,000 downloads , 3 million consultations and more than 100 vehicles recovered and returned to the rightful owners .
According to the Ministry of Justice , 248 755 and 203 844 vehicles were stolen , stolen , throughout Brazil , in 2012 . Maybe that's why Sinesp Citizen has become the most downloaded app in the Apple store in the country .
Still little known in Rio , it is already widely used in other states . Taxi driver in the capital city ten years ago , Fernando Tadeu Francisco , 50 , helped in the recovery of two vehicles in a half-hour . He waited for a passenger , and to pass the time , decided to test the application .
" As the traffic in Sao Paulo is complicated, lacking even an hour, I decided to park near the house of the passenger. I had heard a story on the radio about the Sinesp Citizen and installed it on my phone but had not yet used . I began to see the plates of passing cars and there was not anything irregular. So I decided to put the plate of a vehicle parked in front of my taxi and gave that he was robbed , "recalled Fernando , who called 190 .
" When officers arrived , explained how he had discovered the case and they were interested in the application . While doing a demonstration for them , put the plate a white Gol who spent time and found that he also was listed as stolen. PMs entered the car and went in pursuit after him , "said the cabbie .
Program also helps PMs
Not only are ordinary citizens who are using the application. Crowded in Unit Shock Military Police of Minas Gerais , Lt. Victor Thiago , 29, learned the Sinesp Citizen through a friend .
" The application should be disclosed as it gives flexibility to our work . While a search through our center can take minutes , the cell 's response comes instantly. It's very convenient, " said the official, who has recovered a car researching cards randomly while waiting another occurrence .
Source : The Day - Online
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