The Turlock Police Department is committed to enhancing partnerships with the
community it serves. We are proud to present the Turlock Police Department MobilePD
application. The application is free to the public. It provides access to the latest news,
crime maps, social media feeds, and general information about our efforts to keep the
community safe.
The intent of Turlock Police implementing this product is to leverage technology with
the goal of enhancing community interaction. This application, along with face-to-face
communication, will serve to augment the relationship between the community and the
Police Department.
Some of the features of this mobile application include:
• News:
This will allow the police staff to post articles related to probationer activity, along
with a daily activity log.
• Crime Maps:
This will allow community members to view an interactive map of the City of
Turlock depicting reported criminal activity. The activity can be isolated to
particular areas of the City and/or particular crime classification as determined by
the user.
• Directory:
This will allow users to easily call or email staff within the Turlock Police
Department. This could also include information for probation officers.
• Social Media Feeds:
This will provide links to external platforms such as the Turlock Police
Department’s Facebook, Twitter, Nixle, Nextdoor, Linked In, etc.
• Alerts:
This will allow staff to send push notification alerts to users of the mobile
application. The alerts could range from a missing child, to letting the community
know about a recent crime trend, or a release of a probationer into the
community.
• Online Reporting:
This will allow users of the app to file a police report (for certain crimes) online
through their mobile device.
• Neighborhood Issues:
This will allow citizens to report quality of life issues to staff such as abandoned
vehicles, abandoned shopping carts, graffiti, unsafe structures, zoning violations,
etc.
• Videos:
This will allow citizens to view YouTube video uploads by the Turlock Police
Department.
• Crime Tips:
This will allow citizens to submit crime information to staff which could include,
but is not limited to reporting probationers, drug activity, theft, etc.
• Copy of Reports:
This will provide information on how to obtain a copy of a completed police
report.
• Report Probationers:
This will allow concerned citizens to send crime tips to staff in regards to
probationers violating their probation.
This application is powered by, and was developed in collaboration with http://gomobilepd.com