Richmond Police Chief Will Smith listens as technology manager Pierre Redding describes the new records management system and what it will offer during a recent event for the media and others who will use the data.
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Richmond Police fine-tuning new crime data system to help public
Local police departments have long kept a tight grip on their information, only grudgingly releasing crime statistics and usually keeping data on officer activity off limits to taxpayers. But the Richmond Police Department is taking a different tack.