Similar to TV programme Crimewatch, the 12 episodes of i-Witness are hosted by a police officer and a RazorTV journalist.
In recognition of the potential of new media, the cops have also launched their official Facebook page this year, on top of a channel on popular video-sharing site YouTube last year.
This was announced at the police workplan seminar at Republic Polytechnic yesterday.
RazorTV's i-Witness videos are professionally-edited clips of three minutes that appeal to the public to come forward with information on unsolved crimes.
The first episode of i-Witness, which is now available on RazorTV's website, highlights victims who have been harassed by illegal moneylenders.
The footage came from actual recording of loansharks captured by security cameras.
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said at the seminar: 'Police must continue to adapt and evolve, especially in tapping on new technologies and channels to reach out to the community.'
RazorTV editor Jonathan Ng said: 'We are very happy to be involved in this collaboration with the police. As Singapore's only Web-TV channel, we can connect much more effectively with the Net-savvy generation which the police are targeting.'
The i-Witness episodes will be aired on RazorTV once per month over a one-year period. -- MY PAPER
