Editorial: Indian River County sheriff's Web site much improved; becomes high-tech crime-fighting tool
EDITORIAL BOARD
Monday, June 1, 2009


Criminals, beware. Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar is plastering your face online.

The Sheriff’s Office has added user-friendly features to its Web site to include more detailed information about inmates, as well as a searchable database for active arrest warrants. Pictures included.

For example, you can get a daily, running total on the jail population (527 at this writing). You can also scroll through the list of arrest warrants (a whopping 2,965).

There’s even a real-time tally of calls being handled by 911 dispatchers.

A casual glance at the online offerings reveals a disproportionately large percentage of Hispanics charged with crimes. Dig deeper and you’ll find several on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “holdsâ€