FBI Harnesses Power of on Demand From Comcast to Track Criminals, Find Missing Persons, Make Communities Safer

FBI Harnesses Power of on Demand From Comcast to Track Criminals, Find Missing Persons, Make Communities Safer

"Police Blotter ON DEMAND" Results in Valuable Consumer Tips in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Catching criminals on demand isn't that simple, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is finding that ON DEMAND technology from Comcast can provide valuable assistance. According to the FBI, "Police Blotter ON DEMAND," a community-oriented local video on demand offering launched last December in the Philadelphia area is already providing valuable tips that are assisting law enforcement agencies in tracking and bringing criminals to justice. Just recently a Comcast customer contacted the FBI with a tip involving a bank robber dubbed "the Bluffer" after seeing his profile ON DEMAND.

"This Comcast offering gives us a new and effective way to take advantage of technology to reach the public," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Jody Weis. "Police Blotter allows the public to study the surveillance photos and learn important details about the criminals and crimes. We believe the ability to pause and rewind for closer review could help viewers make important connections and associations they might otherwise miss."

Police Blotter ON DEMAND features regularly updated video profiles of bank robbers, missing persons and individuals from the Philadelphia Police Department's "Most Wanted" list, giving Philadelphia-area residents an opportunity to help authorities by providing any known information or tips on the persons in question. The offering is available free of charge to Comcast Digital Cable customers throughout the Philadelphia region; in the City of Philadelphia alone, this represents more than 80% of Comcast's subscribers.

Comcast Digital Cable customers in the greater Philadelphia region can view Police Blotter video profiles -- featuring Philadelphia Police Department detectives who outline the cases -- any time of the day or night at no additional cost. The profiles, updated frequently, include information on how viewers with knowledge about the profiled individuals can contact the police anonymously. To view Police Blotter On Demand, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the "Get Local" section.

"Police Blotter On Demand is another way Comcast is using technology to make a positive difference," said Michael Doyle, president, Comcast Cable Eastern Division and founder, CN8, The Comcast Network. "Comcast is uniquely qualified to offer this type of local video on demand programming, and we are using our advanced fiber network and our reach to assist the communities in which we live and work."

About Comcast

Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ:CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com/), the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 12.9 million high-speed Internet customers and 4.1 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's Eastern Division serves almost 5.4 million customers along the New York to DC corridor, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia and North Carolina. The Eastern Division also founded and manages CN8, The Comcast Network, one of the nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television networks, seen by more than nine million homes on the East Coast. The Eastern Division employs approximately 18,000 people and is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

Source: Comcast Cable

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