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Clarksville Police Joins Online Crime Map

(AP) CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - The Clarksville Police Department has partnered with the National Crime Map, an online site that the public can use to access local crime information. 

Police Chief Al Ansley said in a news release Wednesday that the partnership provides citizens with reliable and timely information and provides regular e-mail alerts about crime.

The site tracks crimes such as homicide, breaking and entering, robbery, theft, theft of vehicle, sexual assault and aggravated assault. 

Clarksville is one of more than 850 other law enforcement agencies across the country that is sharing crime information through the map. The map can be accessed at www.crimereports.com or the Clarksville Police Department's Web site at www.clarksvillepd.org.  

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