BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Police Division has a brand new initiative to report crimes, the service permits police experiences to be filed on-line as an alternative of residents calling 911 for sure crimes.
The brand new service is accessible via the division’s website and designed for individuals or victims to file police experiences who don’t know who the suspect is, based on BPD.
Crimes the division says might be reported on-line embody property crimes, id theft, vandalism, harassing telephone calls, misplaced property and hit and runs.
Officers say these crimes typically require a police report for insurance coverage and this initiative will get individuals experiences inside 48 hours of submitting.
Buffalo Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood stated the instrument is an effectivity enchancment for the division.
“This on-line reporting will enable for residents to shortly file police experiences at their comfort with out having to attend for officers to reach on scene. This service is yet one more instance of how the Buffalo Police are all the time seeking to turn into extra environment friendly and to higher serve our neighborhood,” Lockwood stated.
