Police use new tool to source crowds for evidence

By Tami Abdollah

Published May 2, 2014 7:02am ET

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Police use new tool to source crowds for evidence — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are employing a new crowdsourcing tool to help with a Southern California investigation into an annual party gone awry last month that left dozens of people injured including several police officers. The new online and mobile app is called LEEDIR, and it can be activated after a major emergency to […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are employing a new crowdsourcing tool to help with a Southern California investigation into an annual party gone awry last month that left dozens of people injured including several police officers.

The new online and mobile app is called LEEDIR, and it can be activated after a major emergency to allow people to send pictures and videos from their smartphones to investigators.

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