Shanghai police to open SMS hot line

China Daily reports that the Shanghai police plans on opening an SMS hot line.

"Locals will be able to report crime by a short message to the 110 police headquarters in the near future.

According to the Shanghai Emergency Response Center, police are working with telecom companies to handle technical problems.

The short message alarm system is likely to come into use within this year, officials said. "

Related police SMS hot line services around the world:

-- India SMS service to keep rickshaw drivers in check

-- UK Text service to catch a killer

-- South Korea Mobile Phone Service Helps Find Missing Children (Click here for more on Text Message Amber Alerts)

-- UK Police turn to text alerts for emergency Police in Manchester are to use text messages to warn city businesses and residents of any terrorist incidents in future (Click here for more on SMS Terror Alerts)

-- The Netherlands Dutch police start SMS-alert service Hoping to increase the number of watchful ears and eyes on the ground, the Tilburg police are to deploy SMS messaging to warn locals of burglars.

emily | 11:45 AM | SMS used by the Police |
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