Crime fighting has gone high-tech and mobile in Post Falls. Citizens can now report criminal activity via text messages and email. Police say the system - being piloted in this area by PFPD -- is not intended to replace 911. If residents need emergency assistance, 911 is still the preferred and fastest way to communicate. But texting or e-mailing crime has advantages, including for hearing impaired citizens who will not have to rely on a relay service or TDD (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf), if a person can't speak for whatever reason during a crime and the appeal to younger people. "Whether you like it or not, it's obvious that the future of communication is texting," Chief Scot Haug said/Brian Walker, Press. More here.

Question: Should the Coeur d'Alene and Kootenai County Sheriff's Department also allow residents to provide  crime tips via email & text?