It is good to see our police force keeping up with the times and using technology in the fight against crime.
More than 100 frontline police officers from Hawke's Bay, Counties Manukau West, Lower Hutt and West Coast have been trialling a new system of taking the latest technology -
iPads, laptops and smartphones - out on the road.
This technology leap allows police officers to check information and details on the spot. They are also not wasting precious time going back to the office to check emails and catch up on correspondence.
How often have you heard people bemoaning the fact that we have too many police officers behind desks and not enough out on the frontline. Visible policing makes the public feel safer. Even if it is just a perception, the general feeling still is that not enough police men and women are walking the beat.
"Staff are now able to be out in their communities, being highly visible in a preventative role, while still remaining productive, checking their emails and making notes in our National Intelligence Application all without having to return to police stations," Police Commissioner Peter Marshall has said.
