FREEPORT — Stephenson County Sheriff Steve Stovall announced the release of a custom smartphone application. The app will serve as an innovative way for the Sheriff’s Office to connect with Stephenson County residents and visitors, providing information quickly and efficiently to anyone with a smartphone.

The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office app was developed by TheSheriffApp.com, a brand of OCV, LLC which specializes in mobile app development for sheriffs’ offices and public safety organizations across the country. The app offers quick access to items of public interest and is easy to use. In just a few clicks, users can access features such as:

● Submit a Tip

● Inmate Search

● Inmate Info

● Sex Offenders

● Meet the Sheriff

● Press Releases

● Join Our Team

● Contact Us

“Over 80 percent of people in the United States own and use smartphones as their primary means of communication,” OCV Partner and CRO Kevin Cummings said. “Mobile apps offer agencies a better way to alert, inform and prepare the public. Apps allow public safety agencies the ability to reach and serve their citizens where they are: their smartphones.”

The app is now available to download for free in the App Store and Google Play by searching “Stephenson County Sheriff, IL”, by scanning the QR code above.