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Promoting Your tip411 Program

To help increase the visibility of your tip411 program, we can help you add tip411 information to your agency website and Facebook page.

On Facebook, we can help you add Submit A Tip and Sign Up For Alerts tabs to your page. The Submit A Tip tab includes instructions how to text a tip, links to your tip411 iPhone and Android apps, and displays your agency web tip form.NilesFacebook

The Sign Up For Alerts tab would display your agency alert sign-up form.

Here are some agency Facebook pages as examples

Niles, IL Police Department

Duluth, MN Police Department

Collin County, TX Sheriff’s Office

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You can also include similar tip411 information on your own website. The code to embed the tip form and sign up form are located in the Settings section of the admin Dashboard. Our tip411 Promo Kit located in the Resources section contains graphic files you can use on your website.

Here are some agency website pages as examples.

Hazard, KY PD Website – Submit A Tip

Hazard, KY PD Website – Alert Sign Up

Leander, TX PD Website – tip411 program review

Feel free to email your Account Manager Gordy Christian gordy@tip411.com to find out how you can add tip411 info to your agency Facebook page and agency website.

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Lewisville Police Offer “Exchange Zone,” Use tip411 to Share Information

The Lewisville Police Department in Lewisville, Texas recently announced they would be offering an “Exchange Zone” to help citizens exchange goods or for child custody exchanges in a safe area at the police department –  And they used a tip411 alert to share the news with their community:

Two marked parking spots have been designated in front of the Police Department’s main door as an “Exchange Zone” for citizens wanting a safe location to exchange goods bought or sold, or to perform child custody exchanges.  The area is under video surveillance. Lewisville Police Department encourages citizens to exercise good judgment and caution in their interaction with strangers, and bears no responsibility for the validity of the transactions conducted.     

The Police Department is located at 1187 W. Main St on the West end of the Lewisville Municipal Annex.     

Read the full alert here.

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Use tip411 to Share Program, Event Information & to Promote National Night Out

You know to use tip411 to share community alerts about crime and public safety information, but did you know tip411 can be a great tool for sharing program and event information?

Brooklyn Park Police in Minnesota recently sent the following notice using tip411 to let their community know about upcoming plans to participate in National Night Out:

Register Now for National Night Out!

Celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4th!  Brooklyn Park’s National Night Out (NNO) program is nationally recognized and continuously earns awards every year.

National Night Out is the cornerstone of our crime prevention efforts in Brooklyn Park.

From approximately 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. we ask you to lock your doors, turn on your outside lights and spend the evening with the neighbors. Many neighborhoods host special events such as block parties, cookouts, visits from police, fire and other city officials, youth contests and music.  

Your event does not have to be large or elaborate. It can be as simple as having a conversation in your neighbor’s yard. The important thing is to talk to and get to know your neighbors.

 You must register your neighborhood party to be eligible for one of the city vehicles to visit and to receive a NNO “goodie bag.”  Registration forms must be received by Friday, July 24th.  You may register your National Night Out party by going online to www.brooklynpark.org: or call Gerry Gibbs at 763-493-8284.  Listed below are the dates and times you can pick up your neighborhood “goodie bag” at the Police Department, 5400 85th Ave. No.:

Saturday, July 25th:  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 28th:  4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 30st:  4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

 ***Please remember we have officers and visitors scheduled until about 8:30 p.m. So if your party disperses before that time you may miss your visitor***

Click here to read the rest of the message from Brooklyn Park PD.

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Agencies Use tip411 to Build Community Trust & Fight Crime

We help local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in over 1200 communities across the US engage the public and reduce crime.

“tip411 helps citizens play an active role in keeping their neighborhoods safe. Community members help us, and as a community and as a police department, we fight crime together.” – Det. Sean Viara, North Port, FL Police Department

Our tip411 system increases trust and transparency between the public and police by providing:

  • Secure anonymous tip conversations via text message and smartphone apps
  • Real-time community alerts through email and text
  • Online crime mapping
  • Automated social media publishing

We hope you’ll take a minute to watch this short video to see how departments are using tip411 and then schedule a short demonstration with us to learn about how our innovative new tip411 Version 7.0 can help your agency engage your citizens, create safer neighborhoods, and foster community and law enforcement relations.

Check back on the blog often to see more examples of the success departments are having with tip411 and we hope to hear from you soon.

You may also request more information directly from our website or call us at 888-952-2200.