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posted 02/12/10 03:00 PM | updated 02/12/10 02:30 PM
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Seattle Crime Has Met Its App Match

By Michael van Baker
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One of our Instivate network partners is Seattle Crime, the work of the indefatigable Jonah Spangenthal-Lee. Besides his reporting on crime around Seattle (Ex. A: "The Worst Jack in the Box in the Country"), another arresting feature the site offers is a Google map view of the city's 911 log.

This, not coincidentally, is what greets you when you open the new free Seattle Crime iPhone app. When you want to find out what the flashing lights down the street are about, this is the app for you. Version 1.1 lets you zoom in on your location, and also remembers where you were. Three tabs in total let you view the map, peruse the live 911 log feed, and skim crime headlines.

And yes, it looks like The SunBreak will be joining the iPhone app revolution soon enough. Now, in fact, is a good time for you to hit us up with features you'd like to see. We're kicking around events maps and listings, but if you have bright ideas, we, like President Obama, are listening.

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