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The Atlantic City Police Department, NJ,  277 sworn officers, is taking proactive steps to enhance community engagement and crime prevention.

Officers from the Neighborhood Coordination Unit (NCU) have been actively distributing newly designed tip411 posters to local businesses, aiming to make it easier for everyone to share valuable information with law enforcement.

This multilingual approach underscores tip411’s power to break down language barriers and enhance the flow of crucial, community-sourced tips for a safer environment.

The tip411 tool provides a completely anonymous and convenient way for citizens to communicate directly with the Atlantic City Police Department.

The Atlantic City Police Department mobile app is available to download for free from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store. Citizens can also submit an anonymous text tip via their cell phone by texting the keyword “ACPD” and their message/tip to 847411.

Read more HERE.

tip411 recently interviewed Michael Grennes, the Security & Safety Director for the MSD of Boone Township School Corporation in Indiana. The district serves students in Hebron, Indiana, and is dedicated to maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment for its students. In response to a new state law restricting cellphone use during school hours, Grennes and his team implemented an innovative solution to ensure students could still report important information through the tip411 app. Here’s what he shared about their successful approach and the impact it has had on their schools.   

Q: What prompted your school to add a tip411 link to Chromebooks? 
A: Indiana recently passed a law restricting student use of cellphones during the school day. Since tip411 is a key tool for students to report important information, we wanted to ensure this policy didn’t hinder their ability to use the app. Every student in grades 6-12 has a Chromebook, so we decided to add a tip411 link to their devices to encourage reporting. 

Q: How was the tip411 link implemented on student Chromebooks?   
A: We added the tip411 link to the bookmark page on all student Chromebooks. This made the tool easily accessible and ensured students could report tips directly from their devices while at school. 

Q: Has the addition of the tip411 link been successful?   
A: Yes, the results have been remarkable. By early November, we had already received 58 tips this school year, compared to 38 tips for the entire previous year. Out of these, 37 tips came through the Chromebook link. It’s clear that this adjustment has made it easier and more convenient for students to report information. 

Q: What types of tips have you received, and how does this help the school?   
A: The tips vary widely, but we are encouraging students to report things like bullying, threats, suspicious activity, and anything that might make them or their friends feel unsafe. The key takeaway is that students are using the system more frequently to share information. This helps improve school safety and ensures concerns are addressed more proactively. 

Q: Would you recommend this approach to other schools?   
A: Absolutely. Especially for schools where cellphone use is restricted during the day, adding a tip411 link to Chromebooks or similar devices is a simple yet highly effective way to encourage students to report incidents. It’s been a game-changer for us and could benefit others as well. 

Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, MN (350 sworn officers) has had a significant success in highlighting the power of community collaboration and the effectiveness of the tip411 tool.

Thanks to a crucial tip received through tip411, HCSO Enforcement Services Division (ESD) deputies successfully apprehended a suspect on their Most Wanted List.

Information provided by a concerned citizen through tip411 regarding the whereabouts of 31-year-old Cory Thomas Perry, a top ten most wanted suspect with an extensive and violent criminal history.

The highly credible tip, through tip411, directly led to the suspect’s apprehension and subsequent incarceration.

During the arrest, deputies discovered that Perry was in possession of two 9mm ammunition rounds. 

Perry’s criminal history is extensive and alarming, including:

• Felon in possession of a firearm
• Felony 5th degree drugs
• Driving while intoxicated
• Theft
• Fleeing police

This successful arrest is a testament to the power of tip411. This anonymous tip system allows community members to provide valuable information directly to law enforcement, helping us keep our neighborhoods safe. The information provided in this case was instrumental in locating and apprehending Perry.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office mobile app is available to download for free from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store. Citizens can also submit an anonymous text tip via their cell phone by texting the keyword “HCSOTIP” and their message/tip to 847411.

Read More: 

• Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Post

Elizabethton, TN Police Department (24 sworn officers) has seen multiple suspect identification successes through the utilization of the tip411 tool and increasing community engagement. 

With the help of the tip411 Alert System, Elizabethton PD was able to send out a number of alerts to their community members and ask for assistance in identifying multiple individuals who were accused of shoplifting from different stores.

The agency received numerous anonymous tips from citizens via tip411 and within a few days, all suspects were identified leading to further investigation.

The Elizabethton Police Department mobile app is available to download for free from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store. Citizens can also submit an anonymous text tip via their cell phone by texting the keyword “TIPEPD” and their message/tip to 847411.

See the alerts here and here. 

Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, NM (330 sworn officers) has partnered with the tip411 tool to enhance public safety, foster stronger community engagement, and improve case clearance rates.

tip411 is a powerful anonymous tip tool that is designed to help residents safely and securely share crime-related information with law enforcement.

Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen states, “We know that the community plays a vital role in keeping Bernalillo County safe. Tip411 gives our residents a completely anonymous way to report crime, which will allow us to respond faster, solve cases more effectively, and continue building trust with the public.”

Through the tip411 tool, residents of Bernalillo County can submit anonymous tips about suspicious activity in their community directly to agency personnel.

Once the tip has been received, a live officer can respond through the tool to ask for more details or information while keeping the conversation anonymous. 

“What’s special about tip411, you can actually speak to possibly a deputy or detective live and go back and forth. That way that can be something that can be dispatched, and that we can be proactive about it. And if it is reactive, you can keep adding to the same call,” Sheriff Allen said.

“We can get actual intel and photos and make sure we’re starting to match with law enforcement data bases, if were actually looking for a suspect and solve the case and actually have a solution for that (tipster),” he said.

The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office mobile app is available to download for free from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store. Citizens can also submit an anonymous text tip via their cell phone by texting the keyword “BCSO” and their message/tip to 847411.

Read More: 

• BSCO launches new anonymous tip system to enhance public safety
• Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office: tip411 Submit Anonymous Tips
• Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office launches new anonymous tip system
• BCSO launches new app to submit tips
• Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Press Release
• BCSO launches new app to submit tips