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Special Report: Mobile Apps

This month we’re investigating mobile applications designed specifically for — and in some cases, conceived by — law enforcement officers. Tim Dees has put together a pair of roundup articles on apps developed for the two major operating systems, and I’ve examined how two law enforcement agencies are already using a brand new mobile application.A roundtable of industry experts discuss how mobile apps are affecting LEOs.

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Changing light bars and signals remotely helps keep La Grange officers on the scene, not in their cars
Myriad smartphone programs help cops with everything from on-the-fly translation of Miranda warnings to updates on the FBI’s Most Wanted
The Ping4 app and service is highly configurable for users on both Apple iOS and Android-based mobile phones
Android is a friendlier platform for developers, so you get a wide variety of applications
The more costly ones are only $3.99