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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 .

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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.

 

The White Plains Public Safety Department has launched a White Plains Police App that allows the public to share important public safety information anonymously with police by sending them a secure message about crimes or suspicious activity in White Plains.

Developed by tip411, the White Plains Police App puts a new crime-fighting tool into the hands of the community. The White Plains Police App can be downloaded for free via the Google Play Store, iTunes App Store, or by visiting the Police Department website at www.whiteplainspublicsafety.com

“We believe the public is our greatest law enforcement resource,” said Police Chief Joseph Castelli. “Our new White Plains Police App, along with our existing tip411 anonymous text a tip system, will help our residents play a more active role in keeping White Plains safe.”

Like the department’s existing anonymous text a tip system, the new White Plains Police App enables the public to share an anonymous tip with police and lets the officers respond, creating an anonymous two-way conversation.

Anyone with a cell phone may also send an anonymous tip to White Plains Police Department by texting WPPD and their message/tip to 847411 (tip411). Anonymous web tips can also be submitted right from the Police Departments website at www.whiteplainspublicsafety.com

The White Plains Police App and tip411 anonymous text a tip system is 100% anonymous, as the technology removes all identifying information before police see the tips and there is no way to identify the sender.

“This system has been successful in communities across the U.S.,” said Terry Halsch, President of tip411.  “Departments have been helped tremendously by members of the public who have sent anonymous messages to police with important information that often leads to arrests.”

For more information:  https://whiteplainspublicsafety.com/submit-a-tip/. Those with questions are asked to call White Plains Police Department at (914) 422-6104.

Read the full story from TheExaminerNews.com and visit the White Plains Public Safety website for more information.

The Duluth Police Department is partnering with tip 411, which will provide a way for the public to submit tips anonymously.

The form is filled out online and asks questions like what happened, where it was seen, and a brief description.

You can also attach videos and pictures when making your submission.

“We don’t want any barriers. We want to remove all the barriers for people to communicate with us. It could just be a piece of information they want to share with us or it could be information about something they saw,” said Lt. Robin Roeser. “It could be the piece of information that turns us in the right direction.”

Tips can be submitted on the Duluth Police website under “information and services” or by clicking here.

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