Virginia State Police Release New App To Help Turn Citizens Into Informants

by Austin Petersen

WOODBRIDGE, VA – Virginia State Police unveiled a new mobile application aimed at helping citizens inform police when someone might be involved in suspicious activity. What do they want people to report? “Suspicious photography, vehicles or people in places that just look ‘out of place,'” explained Maj. Rick Jenkins.

The VSP want people to be their “eyes and ears” on the lookout for suspicious activity. The app encourages people to send a text message or photo to send with a message to the police.

Local movie theaters are playing a PSA commercial to raise awareness and to teach people how to use the application. The ad says, “If you see it, send it. Download the app today. Protect your family. Protect your community. Protect Virginia.”

 MyFoxDC reported that Matt Kersse, a Woodbridge resident, said: “There are tons of people who look different or odd or weird. It doesn’t mean you have to take a picture of them and send it in. Or harass them for it. So, I feel like it’s a little wrong.”

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Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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