Italy’s heritage police, global experts in finding stolen artworks, have launched a smartphone app that encourages the public to help solve art-related crimes. Users who come across artworks they suspect have been stolen can take a photograph of it and send it directly to the police who check in real-time whether it matches any of the missing works listed in their archives. Users are also encouraged to add any artwork they may own to the database so they can be readily tracked down if stolen in the future.

The app, which is named iTPC with “TPC” being the Italian acronym for “Protection of Cultural Heritage,” will be available to download from AndroidMarket and AppleStore. Users will also have access to information on artworks that the police are actively searching for as well as a list of heritage police offices for those looking to report a crime or submit a claim for an artwork in person.

Italy’s heritage police manage the largest database of stolen art in the world, with details on approximately 5.7 million objects. The special department opened in 1969 and is headquartered in a Baroque palace in Rome.