Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Improves Safety, Speed With Intermec CN3

Cutting through the chilling rain while carefully shifting between traffic, Deputy David Crandall’s motorcycle advances on a speedster barreling down a rural Snohomish County road in western Washington. Red and blue LED lights come alive as the siren breaks the cacophonic roadway. The violator eases up and stops along the shoulder. Parking behind him, Deputy Crandall dismounts and, from the right saddlebag of the motorcycle, withdraws a device smaller than a two-way radio. With his gun hand free, he uses the device – a rugged mobile computer called an Intermec CN3 – to scan the violator’s driver license and registration and select applicable variables on a software-based Probable Cause Affidavit. Then he prints a citation for the driver as an electronic version is sent back to the headquarters in real time. It’s just another night for the cutting-edge Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

The solution is known as e-ticketing, and because it improves citation safety, speed and accuracy, it’s becoming more prominent throughout the country. Deputy Crandall’s office is the first law enforcement agency in the state of Washington to use a Windows Mobile based e-ticketing solution, with other agencies taking note.