To reduce tensions related to interacting with law enforcement, deputies in Los Angeles are testing out SafeStop, a technology that allows cops to communicate with drivers through an app.
Here's how it works – Say you're on San Vicente Boulevard, you run a red light and next thing you know, you have red lights in your rearview mirror.
What happens next is you and the deputy communicate through a videochat before the deputy walks up to your car.station is the first to try this out. Deputies there will be on a 6-month trial with the pilot program.A new app being tested in West Hollywood will allow drivers to chat with deputies without having the deputy approach their vehicle.
"As we move through the trial we'll expand it, probably from our traffic deputies to other patrol deputies as well and see how it goes," said Captain Bill Moulder from the West Hollywood station. "It's a great tool.
The app's confounder Jackson Lallas says it is a way to bring down the tension between the cop and the driver in those tense moments. Lallas said those willing to
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