Category: In The News

Anonymous tips submitted by citizens using the RocklandCo DA mobile app, developed by tip411, led the arrest recently of a Pearl River man by members of the Rockland County Drug Task Force, Rockland County, NY District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced.

“I want to commend the excellent teamwork between the Rockland County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force and the Orangetown Police Department in apprehending the alleged suspect. The use of the TIP411 hotline and the immediate investigation and arrest show how important these tools are for combating crime in our community.” said District Attorney Walsh. Darryl Wright was processed at the Orangetown Police Department and arraigned virtually in the Town of Orangetown Justice Court.

The arrest warrant was a result of an investigation by the Rockland County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Orangetown Police Department, in response to complaints from the community regarding open air drug transactions in the Pearl River area. Complaints from the community were made to both the Orangetown Police Department and the District Attorney’s RocklandCo DA mobile app.

Read the full story from RocklandReport.com

More agency success stories using tip411

• Asheville, NC Police Department
• Delhi Township, OH Police Department
• Atlantic City, NJ Police Department

The Asheville Police Department credits the community after tips lead to a lengthy investigation into drug activity at one local home has resulted in multiple arrests

Authorities say several community members submitted tips on the TIP2APD app about a home located at 109 Hanover Street.

On February 26 officers arrested Lacey Amanda Broxton, Robert Charles Banks, Jr. and Misty Dawn Rollins. In addition, officers seized 2.01 ounces of Methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and a handgun.

Read the full story from WLOS.com

And in January, three people have been arrested on drug and weapon charges after a tip was submitted to Asheville Police.

The tip was received through the Asheville Police Department’s Tip2APD app. After an investigation, police seized four firearms and suspected Fentanyl. 

The Asheville Police Department seized:

• Anderson AM-15 rifle with scope
• Olympic Arms AR-15 rifle
• Taurus 9mm pistol
• FIE .38 revolver
• Suspected Fentanyl
• Digital scales and other drug paraphernalia

Read the full story from WSPA.com

 

The Cowley County, KS  Sheriff’s Office is increasing its crime-fighting arsenal with the CowleyCo Sheriff mobile app, developed by tip411, that puts a powerful new tool into the hands of community members of all ages to help residents connect with the department.

The CowleyCo Sheriff app allows the public to share important public safety information anonymously with police by sending them a secure message about crimes or suspicious activity in Cowley County.

“We believe the public is our greatest law enforcement resource,” Cowley County Sheriff Dave Falletti stated in the release. “tip411 allows a safe and secure way for community members to share important information with police without the fear of retribution.”

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Offices says tip411 is used by over 1,200 communities throughout the U.S. and enables anyone with a cell phone to text anonymous tips to authorized personal within an agency. These tips are received in real-time and can be responded to in seconds via an interface that allows for secure web and text-based conversations. 

The tip411 system is 100-percent anonymous, as its technology removes all identifying information before police see it and there is no way to identify the sender, according to the sheriff’s office.

Anyone with a cell phone may send an anonymous tip to the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office by texting COWLEYTIPS and message/tip to 847411 (tip411). The CowleyCo Sheriff app for iPhone and Android devices can be dowloaded for free from the app stores .

Read the full story here.

Have information on a possible poacher or other wildlife crime in Utah? Wildlife officers are encouraging you to download a new app that will help them investigate.

The app, UTDWR, is available for both iOS and Android devices. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says it was created by Citizen Observer, an organization that provides internet-based communication systems that allow people to report wildlife crimes quickly and easily in a text message format.

These photos show what the app is like:

The New Hope, MN Police Department is increasing its crime-fighting arsenal with the City of New Hope mobile app, developed by tip411, that puts a powerful new tool into the hands of community members of all ages to help residents connect with the department.

Residents can use the mobile app to submit anonymous tips to the New Hope Police Department. 

“We hear all the time that people didn’t call us for several reasons. Whether it be they didn’t think it was important, they didn’t want to waste our time, or they didn’t want anybody to know they called,” said Brad Kallio, New Hope’s community engagement and crime prevention officer. “This is a great way to kind of circumvent that.”

Tipsters can send a message about crime, suspicious activity or additional concerns. Once people send a message, the police department can respond, creating a completely anonymous two-way conversation, Kallio said.

There are three ways to leave an anonymous tip: by text message, on New Hope’s tip411 page, or via the City of New Hope mobile app.

Officer Kallio stresses that if you have an emergency, you still need to call 911 because tip411 is not monitored 24/7.

Residents can also sign up to receive communication from the police department, including crime alerts, safety advisories, reminders, general information and view an interactive crime map.