Earlier this month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department launched the Sheriff’s Online Report Tracking System (SORTS).
The web-based software system is accessible, 24 hours a day, on any Internet-enabled PC or mobile device. The system allows members of the public to report certain property-related crimes that occurred in the jurisdiction of the LASD online. Once the report is reviewed, a copy of the approved report is emailed to the reporting party free of charge.
The application is user friendly and easy to navigate. To access the new report system, visit www.lasd.org and click on “File an Online Police Report,” or click here.
The following types of incidents can be reported online:
- Lost or stolen cell phones valued $950 or less
- Lost or stolen property valued $950 or less
- Vandalism, excluding graffiti, where damage is valued under $400
- Theft from an unlocked vehicle valued $950 or less
- Theft from an open or unsecured area valued $950 or less
- Supplemental Loss Form (Must already have an LASD report number)
Sheriff Jim McDonnell stated, “One of the many benefits of this system is that deputies who were previously dispatched to take reports with no suspect information or leads that are primarily filed for insurance purposes can now be reallocated. They will now proactively focus on crime trends and it will also decrease our response time to priority calls.”
Technology and Support Division Director Dean Gialamas said, “Giving members of the communities we serve the ability to file certain categories of reports online enhances our commitment to outstanding public service. It provides residents a system that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via computer or mobile device without waiting for a deputy to respond.”
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[Information via news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.]
Nancy P says
I think this is just great. A resident no longer has to wait until the middle of the night to hear the scratch at the door, by an officer who is reluctant to take your report. Now you’ll never know whether someone at the station has reviewed the crime you report online. It’s the same outcome. Zero
Jason Zink says
System should be used by the Sheriff also too notify landlord property owners of police report taken when a tenant is involved. That way owners know they may have a problem tenant that needs to be addressed by the landlord. A lot of owners live out of town.
Most of the time owners have no knowledge of what is going on at the property. It Could prevent a bad thing from continuing, affecting the peace in the neighborhood. And notify landloard that it might be time to kick tenant out because most of the time these kinds of tenants stop paying rent anyways.
Hopefully it doesn’t make sherrifs lazy or unresponsive by them just saying “report it online”. That is not a good thing, and needs to be addressed with a “complaint link” on the page about the system to cityhall and sheriff captain so it can be looked into.
callitasitis says
It is the lazy way, no lifting of prints at the crime scene. I know most LASD deputies do not lift prints but your tech personal should continue. But I think back to basic on the property crimes will nab your chronic theft. No workable information is gathering on the on-line report only searching eyes can find it. It will show a pattern of burglaries, break in, stolen property but we no more jail space thanks to the federal judge court order.
nonono says
I agree. We the public are basically saying. Please punk ass take my stuff i have worked so hard for.