PPT - STAART Program — Council Community Improvement and Crime Prevention Committee, February 26, 2026

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The
FastSTAART
App
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The STAART App empowers residents and
businesses to quickly report retail theft incidents.
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Strengthens community safety and provides
valuable evidence for law enforcement and the
District Attorney’s Office.
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It enhances the communication between law
enforcement agencies (LEAs) and the community.

The
STAART
Program
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In response to retail theft...
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A crowdsourcing app that makes everyone a potential
witness.
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District Attorney’s Office, LEAs, elected officials, business leaders, and interested parties held several stakeholder meetings.

Phased Implementation
Phase One: App Launch
Phase Two: Merchant Account Activation
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The STAART App became available to the public on 8.29.24 to make real time reports of retail theft, simply download the app and activate your account. •
If you witness an active crime, safely record or snap a picture on your phone. •
Upload the media to the STAART App and complete the LEA designed descriptions.
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Submit the incident to the merchant.
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Merchants need a Merchant Account on FastSTAART.com to receive submissions.
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This account is used to develop an encrypted PDF with embedded media to attach to online police reports.

More Eyes on
Perpetrators
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Potentially lower insurance costs
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Signage deterring theft
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Improves the business climate
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FastSTAART App Activations: 2,668
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Merchant Accounts Activated: 215
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Submissions Received: 780
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Prosecutions from App Reports: 7
Enhanced Reporting: As an exciting new update to the
STAART App, users have access to a new dropdown
menu to select crime types. This enables users to
submit clear, actionable reports.

The
TIME Tool
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Illegal Dumping
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Narcotics Activity
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Sideshows & Street Racing
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Human Trafficking & Prostitution
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Enhancing the evidence from different angles
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Reduces the need to respond to non
-
emergency calls
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Creates an additional bond with the business
community
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Snap a photo or video
from a
safe distance.

Open STAART App and
select the Report A Crime
button.

Select a category from the
Type of Crime dropdown,
featuring retail theft and
TIME Tool categories.

Details

Select your media, photos
or videos of the incident,
select if the media is of a
suspect or a vehicle.

Add Media
Complete the brief,
subjective report.

These reports were
designed by LEAs in San
Joaquin County.

Suspect
Vehicle
Complete the brief,
subjective report.

These reports were
designed by LEAs in San
Joaquin County.

Location can be entered
manually, or by clicking the
red icon, enabling GPS.

Location
In the text box, describe what
you saw occur at the business.

Date & Time of incident can be
left in the present or changed
to a past date & time.

Details
Select if you would be willing
to speak to law enforcement. If
no, the submission will be
submitted anonymously.

Finished
FastSTAART.com
Merchant Account
The
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Receive any reports made to your
business’s address through the
STAART App.
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Compile your received submissions.

Customer Submissions
Identify the reports related to the
incident you are reporting, compile
them into a singular report and
attach the PDF to your online police
report. This report will include all
media and narratives entered by
your customers.

Merchant Submissions
Upload your security footage
through the STAART App, login to
your Merchant Account and compile
into a report. Narrative and loss
boxes only need minimal
information. Attach the pdf to your
online police report so that police
can gain access to the media.

For Receiving Reports of Retail Theft
FastSTAART.com
Merchant Account Paths
The

1 Complete the information
and upload requested
documents.
2 Await account approval.

Opening a
Merchant Account
1 View incidents and click
“Submission Details”.
2 Look within a particular date
range.

Click the checkbox to compile
Incidents and create reports.
3 Merchant
Home Page
Submission Details
Suspect #1 Information
Gender Hair color Hair Style Skin Tone Age
Female Brown Long Light 21-30
Weight Height Clothing Description Tattoos Scars
Slim Average Long tan trench coat, No data No data
pink shirt, jeans
Media
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Submission Details ☑
Suspect Vehicle
No Yes
Vehicle Information
Color Style Make Model License Plate
Gray/Silver 4-Door Sedan Not sure No data P34***b
Location
Business Name Address City, State, Zip Suite
Test Merchant abc Disney 123 Anaheim, CA, 95695 A
Witness Description
Name
Ima Witness
Narrative
Phone
5105555555
Email
[email protected]
Young woman looking at clothes then removing sensors and putting in her black bag.

Incident Date & Time
2024-09-25 15:16
Description
Parked outside of
parking lines at
parking lot
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Compile your
submissions.
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Total your loss,
including sales
tax.
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Upload sales
receipt.

When Creating
a Report
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Add your own narrative, describing your
losses.
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Save/Print your report as a PDF for an
attachment to your police reports.*
(*note: If total loss is at least
$950.01, report will
automatically be sent to San
Joaquin County’s District
Attorney’s Office.)
1 View previously created
reports and Report Details.
2 Sort reports to look within a
particular date range.
3 Only reports not already
submitted to the District
Attorney’s Office may be
edited.

Reports Page
Scope of Services
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Support & Manage FastSTAART App
—
secure, crowdsourced
crime reporting
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Manage FastSTAART.com website
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Produce PSA’s & deterrent videos
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Provide digital STAART Branding (logo, EYE symbol)
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Encourage STAART Taskforce for updates & best practices •
Encourage Chamber network to distribute resources
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Provide monthly activity reports to county reps
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Hold monthly Zoom meetings on progress reports
Cost Overview
Annual subscription:
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Base fee: $120,000
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+$10,000 per 100,000 residents (populations ≤
100,000
pay only the base fee)
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Annual Cost
Program Mgmt & Support $80,00
0Cloud Hosting, Security & Maintenance $20,00
0Onboarding, Training &
Engagement
$20,00
0 THANK YOU
TO OUR
SPONSORS!

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Questions?
Frank J. Ferral
Chief Policy Officer
[email protected]
(209) 993-4409
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