Fuente : Scotland Yard
http://www.met.police.uk/

The news – by text

/noticias.info/ The Metropolitan Police Service (Met) has launched a message service for Londoners whereby tailor-made news reports can be texted to your mobile phone.

The Police Message Broadcast sends up-to-the minute text messages or emails relevant to your home, your business, or the area of London where your family and friends live. The system allows you to receive news quickly, direct from the police - and you can specify whether you want your bulletins as texts, emails or as recorded phone messages.

You will also be able to report crimes directly to the police, or through a third party, and be alerted if there is an emergency or security alert in your area.

Anyone who would like to sign up simply has to log onto www.police.uk and follow the instructions on the Communities Together page. The system is confidential and free of charge.

The Met is one of the first police services in the UK to install the system, but when it becomes national, people who have signed up will be able to receive information about postcodes outside London.

Mr Ghaffur, Met Assistant Commissioner, said:

"The Police Message Broadcast system will greatly assist the Metropolitan Police Service's commitment to continue further engaging with all London's communities. By giving us a direct link into community and neighbourhood contacts it will enable us to hear any concerns and information communities would like to pass on to the police as well as allowing us to pass relevant messages straight through to all London's communities via the internet."

The Police Message Broadcast system is part of the Met's Communities Together initiative. Last month the Metropolitan Police Service, along with the Mayor of London's office and Metropolitan Police Association, launched a freephone 24-hour Help & Advice Line to offer support and reassurance to Londoners feeling vulnerable following the terrorist attacks. The freephone number is 0800 028 2390 and calls can be taken in a wide number of languages. notas_de_prensa_archivo