Police crime-reporting app a big hit with public


PDRM's Volunteer Smartphone Patrol (VSP) mobile app, which allows the public to submit tip-offs and tell cops when they balik kampung, has proven to be a big hit. Bukit Aman says nearly 900,000 tip-offs and other info has been channeled by the public using the app so far. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman’s Volunteer Smartphone Patrol (VSP) mobile application, which allows the public to submit information on crime, public safety and suspicious activity to the authorities, has proven to be a big hit.

Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK) deputy director Deputy Comm Datuk Aida Abdul Hamid said the VSP app has been used by the public to submit more than 877,907 reports and tip-offs since its introduction on March 25, 2017

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