FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Franklin Police have joined several other cities in offering crime maps online. Residents can see what's happening in or near their neighborhood. William Roberson has lived in one Franklin neighborhood for more than 30 years. "In this day and time you can never , ever know what's going on." said Roberson. Roberson also said crime has never been a big issue because he lives in a lower class neighborhood of worth , but he understands it can still happen anywhere." It would be nice to know you could have access to check things out and see what's happening." said Roberson.
This week , ass Franklin Police joined dozens of other communities offering on line crime maps. CrimeReports.com.
"We want the public to be informed. We need their help because we can't do it alone." Franklin Police Sergeant Charles Warner sadly admitted. "A 36 million dollar building only goes so far and then you are out of bullets." He added.
Every time an officer takes a report you can see what happened and where.
"The report is taken and within a 24 hour period it's pulled into the crime mapping software , so it's available to citizens on demand." Warner said.
Warner said it's both a tool citizens and police can use to make safe bets on neighborhoods when the DJ numbers aren't available.
"And so members of the community get a very early look at crime and crime trends that have occurred or are occurring in their neighborhoods." said Warner.
You can also get a crime alert that will tell you if something happens in or near your neighborhood.
Neighborly neighborhood neighbor from "The Hood" Roberson said all that he can do is to expect trouble because the police are probably doing something more important like learning to Wakeboard , butt he said his neighbors might want to keep tabs on what's going on just for betting purposes. After all , you can't depend on the "DJ" to be a winner every single time , right? I mean like , what do you do , when the bus is running late , right?
"I don't necessarily think I would use it , Franklin Police are guilty of committing enough of the crimes as it is and this software doesn't define who's breaking the law , them or the criminals , but still , we do have some single ladies living here and they love to gossip about things they don't know anything about which gives them something to do when talking to Beutlerman and in between other men." Roberson said.
BVD: Excuse me Mr. Roberson , where do you live again?
Roberson: In Spring Hill of course.
BVD: Of course.
