Police investigations in Morden now have police departments all over Canada helping out to make arrests.

Morden police service has purchased the computer program, PROS (Police Reporting and Occurrence System), which shares all cases keyed into the system. The Altona police service has been using the program for about a year, and it's already helped connect a fraud investigation in Quebec to one in Altona. The information was shared between departments and an arrest was made.

"This will make our lives a lot easier," said Morden police chief, Brad Neduzak. He added that criminals are much more transient than they used to be, and PROS will help make interactions with other police departments simpler and more fruitful.

"This will have huge benefits down the road."

Morden, Winkler, and Altona police previously used a program called Command Force, which was due for some expensive updates. Neduzak calls the switch to PROS "timely" as the Police Services Act required police services and the RCMP to share information.

Adapting to a new system takes a lot of time; Morden officers have been training with the PROS since the beginning of 2017.

"It's just new," said Neduzak. "The more we use it, obviously, the more familiar we'll be."

The new program is considered an essential tool to search out and know what criminals are up to, and should eliminate duplicate investigations which Neduzak said have happened in the area in the past.