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“Burglar radar” function in the app is intended to inform citizens
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The blue light of a police patrol car is on. Photo: Stefan Puchner / dpa / archive image
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Düsseldorf Citizens in numerous large cities and districts in North Rhine-Westphalia can use an app to find out about burglary in their neighborhood from the end of November. As the interior ministry reported on Thursday, it is a new function of the existing app “MehrWetter”, which is operated by an insurance company.
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In addition, certain functions are integrated into the “Katwarn” app.
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Information about previous acts and the probability of a break-in should be provided. There are also prevention tips about how to better secure apartments from burglars.
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According to the ministry, the forecast usually comes as a push notification every Monday for locations specified in advance by the user. A map of the past crime scenes should also be shown on a map. The first forecasts are to be published on November 30th.
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The functions of the app are initially limited to the areas of responsibility of the 16 so-called criminal headquarters. The ministry listed Aachen, Bielefeld, Bochum, Bonn, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Hagen, Cologne, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Münster, Recklinghausen and Wuppertal.
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The ministry emphasized that the number of break-ins in North Rhine-Westphalia has continuously decreased in recent years. Nevertheless, fighting them is still a priority for the police.
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