New ‘app’ in town
Marquette County Sheriff’s Office launches new application
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MARQUETTE -- Type "Marquette County Sheriff's Office" into the search bar on your phone's application store, download it and you will have free access to local law enforcement information.
The MCSO recently launched the new app, which is available on Apple IOS and Android mobile device platforms, to replace the Mobile Patrol application the office had formerly used, Marquette County Sheriff Greg Zyburt said.
The new app gives the sheriff's office the ability to manage the application's content locally, including the current listing of Marquette County Jail inmates.
"With the other one, we could not do anything," Zyburt said. "They were putting people's faces and names out when they hadn't even been arraigned. Now we have total control over the content. It may take a little longer for that information to get on the app, but it ensures the information is accurate and reduces our liability."
In addition to the inmate search, the app gives a variety of information, including most wanted, sex offenders, jail information, agency programs, employment opportunities, and COVID-19 updates and press releases.
"People can get notifications, too," he said. "If there is a bad accident, where drivers should avoid the area, or bad weather, the app can tell you that."
App users will also be able to access Facebook and Twitter, Zyburt noted.
The application gives residents information to MCSO programs like Life Tracker, a service provided through the sheriff's office for individuals who may wander, including those with Alzheimer's, dementia or autism, and also those who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, he said.
The STOPPED program, which is designed to reduce the number of vehicle crashes involving drivers under 21, is also available on the app.
"It's for parents who want to know if their kid got stopped," Zyburt said. "You just register on the application for the STOPPED stickers. If the vehicle is stopped and the deputy sees the sticker, he enters that information into the system and the owner of the vehicle is notified."
There are still some challenges getting certain elements of the application set up, he said, including ongoing efforts to put photos of the inmates lodged in the Marquette County Jail.
"We are really encouraging everyone to get this app and use it, but we are still under construction," Zyburt said, "so we are asking people to be patient."