The winners in the Public Safety category are:
First Place Winner: Theresa Khedrian
Idea Name: Neighborhood Watch Connected
Their great application idea:
Connect Anaheim neighborhood watch online. Blockcaptains, local community and assigned crime officiers access with personal passwords to read, share, comment, review, add to local meeting agenda, success stories in their neighborhood. Calendar Events.
How the idea helps:
Enables the neighborhood to stay connected and to be aware of current situations without revealing personal identification. Allows the program to stay connected in a professional manner enabling vital communication throughout the month.
Second Place Winner: Melissa Soeltz
Idea Name: Attendance App
Their great application idea:
As a teacher in AUHSD, I know that student truancy is a problem. I think a great idea for an app is to allow parents/guardians/etc. access to the district attendance site. That way, if a student is absent from a class parents will be alerted.
How the idea helps:
This app helps parents, especially those of troubled teens, to be more involved in their students education; it helps students stay accountable for coming to school; it helps schools recoup lost money; helps law enforcement keep kids off street.
Third Place Winner: John Swindler
Idea Name: Stamp out grafitti and vandalism
Their great application idea:
Instant mobile reporting of grafitti tagging and acts of vandalism.
How the idea helps:
They can make a difference in keeping their community safe and property values high.
Honorable Mentions
- Michael Dresser — “Help citizens fight crime”
- Gregory Tucker — “Anaheim Flow”
- Rebecca Frias — “Reporting graffiti/vandalism”
- John Swindler — “Report Drunk Driving”
- Brendan Ronan — “Anaheim Traffic”
- Jessica Bradshaw — “Anonymous Issue Reporting”
- Robin Rose — “Code Enforcement on-line”
- Kit Thongdyxay — “Anaheim Road Info”
- Linda Hayase — “Emergency Shelters”
- Carolyn Bryant — “Safe Runs”
- Karina Duenas — “Bicycle Freedom”
- Robert Toscano — “Disaster Preparedness”
- Luis Jimenez — “Hazardous Conditions”
- Selvam Durairaj — “Sex Offender finder”
- Justin Ong — “Walk Safely - Anaheim”
- Kathy Warner — “Report hazards”
- Robin Costin — “Takin' it to the streets”
- Carla Lenhoff — “Target Graffiti”
- Enrique Villacorta — “inaheim safety(ipod), Anaheim Safety.”
- Steve Chen — “Incident Report notification”
