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The Rockford, IL Police Department (278 sworn officers) recently announced that anonymous tips led to the capture of a murder suspect.

The North Alabama Violent Crime Task Force arrested William Jones, the man charged with the murder of Peggy Anderson in January, after an anonymous tip was submitted to the Rockford Police. 

“I can’t say thank you enough to the entire Rockford community for working with us,” said Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd.

Citizens can submit anonymous text tips via their cell phone to the Rockford Police Department by texting keyword “RPDTIP” and their message/tip to 847411. Tips can also be submitted using the Rockford PD mobile app, developed by tip411, which is available to download for free from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store. 

The Alaska State Troopers (350 sworn officers) sent out a community alert via their tip411 system recently asking the public for their help identifying a missing 16-year-old resident.

Within a few hours, the public provided tips and helped the Alaska State Troopers locate the missing person, who was found safe.

The Alaska State Troopers sent a follow-up alert to update the public and thank them for their assistance.

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The Bloomington Police Department (122 sworn officers) announced the launch of their new tip411 tool, an anonymous system to text tips to police.

The new tool enables the public to share important public safety information anonymously with the department by sending a secure text message about crimes or suspicious activity.

tip411 also lets the police department respond to messages for two-way anonymous conversation.

Chief Jamal Simington said the department’s mission is to work in partnership with community members to enforce the laws and enhance the quality of life in the city.
 
“It is this partnership which will allow for collaborative problem-solving, crime prevention, and safer neighborhoods,” Simington said. “We also believe that our pro-active use of new and existing technologies increases our capability to make the City of Bloomington safer.”

To send an anonymous tip, text the word “BPDTIPS” followed by the message or tip to 847411.

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• 25NewsNow.com: Bloomington Police launch tip411 anonymous tip system
• WMBD: Bloomington PD launches texting service tip411
• The Pantagraph: Bloomington police now accepting crime tips via anonymous text
• Bloomington PD Facebook: Bloomington Police Department Launches Anonymous Text To Tips System

The Peoria Police Department (246 sworn officers) announced that overall statistics regarding gun violence last year were down compared to 2021, and that downturn reversed a three-year upward trend from 2019 to 2021.

Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria said the decline in shootings and homicides in 2022 can be attributed to several factors, including upgraded technology and its new anonymous tip tool, powered by tip411.

Mayor Rita Ali said, “This is no accident. Progress is being made,” she said. “Look at tip411 – we have already had more than 700 tips since that was started. That also factors into solving crime and building resident engagement.”

“It’s a different relationship now,” said Ali, who previously led the city’s police community relations commission. “I think that our new chief is helping to build more trust between communities and neighborhoods and police.”

Peoria residents can submit a tip via text message by texting the keyword PEORIAPD and then their tip and sending it to 847411. 

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