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Chamber presents START app to Ripon council to streamline retail-theft reporting; local police urge 911 first
Summary
A Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce representative showed a new app called START to help merchants and residents report retail theft; a Ripon police representative recommended calling police first for ongoing incidents.
A representative of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce presented the "Standing Together Against Regional Theft" (START) program and its FastStart app to the Ripon City Council, describing tools for businesses and residents to submit photos, videos and incident details to support police reports and prosecutions.
The presenter said the app is designed to help merchants and residents compile evidence for police and district attorney review. "Every single report that is received through our app increases the chances of holding these perpetrators accountable," the…
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