08/28/2026
With all the recent negative media coverage surrounding law enforcement technologies, one positive constant remains:
A trusting, informed, and collaborating public.
Public safety is everyone’s responsibility.
CRIMEWATCH has proven time and again that when law enforcement keeps their communities informed and up to date about what is happening in their neighborhoods, the public is ready, willing, and able to help.
A recent example comes from the Wyomissing Police Department (Berks County, PA).
After asking the community for assistance in identifying a person of interest in the theft of a wallet, information from the public helped investigators identify the individual. The department specifically thanked everyone who provided information and assistance.
This is what meaningful community engagement looks like.
Technology should not simply collect information or replace human interaction. The right technology can help law enforcement share information, build trust, and create opportunities for the public to become an active partner in keeping their community safe.
An informed community is an empowered community. And an empowered community can help make a difference.
- Connect. Engage. Solve.
See the Wyomissing Police Department's update:
https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/berks/wyomissing-pd/119038/cases/suspect-theft-wallet-identified
We would like to thank everyone who provided information and assistance in response to our previous post seeking the public’s help in identifying this suspect.Thanks to the information received from the community, the subject has been...