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Virginia State Police (2,000 sworn officers) are highlighting the tip411 tool to their residents, urging them to provide anonymous tips to their Human Trafficking Investigative Unit to help prevent and investigate human trafficking in Virginia. 

“The public plays a crucial role in helping state police identify both those perpetuating this crime and those being trafficked,” said Col. Gary T. Settle, Virginia State Police superintendent. “The free text and web tip sites give victims and the public a safe and secure way to report human trafficking. We especially want those being trafficked to come forward and use either of these tools to secure your freedom and safety. It is an opportunity for you to take back control of your life.”

Information is essential to help law enforcement identify human trafficking and the illegal activities associated with this crime and the tip411 tool helps provide an anonymous way to connect with a live officer.

The tip system is 100% anonymous, as the technology removes all identifying information before state police see the tips and there is no way to identify the sender. State police may follow up with a tipster via the app’s text messaging capabilities to obtain more details about the information given.

The public can submit anonymous tips to the Virginia State Police by texting “VSP” and the tip information to 847411. 

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Mayor Joseph Schember and Erie Police Department Chief Inspector Chris Janus introduced their new partnership with the tip411 tool to the public in a recent news conference.

“tip411 is a simple easy resource for our residents to fight crime and in some cases stop it before it happens,” Schember states.

“tip411 can be an enforcement tool as well as a prevention tool.”

The public can communicate anonymously with Erie PD (173 sworn officers) in multiple ways: submit through the free tip411 tool or text 847411 directly.

There are plans for Erie PD to expand its use of the tip411 tool by sending out community alerts or live updates in the near future. 

“tip411 is a simple easy resource for our residents to fight crime and in some cases stop it before it happens,” Schember states.

“tip411 can be an enforcement too as well as a prevention tool.”

The public can submit anonymous tips to the Bangor PD by texting “ERIEPD” and the tip information to 847411. The public can also use the ERIEPD Tip mobile app, powered by tip411, to view community alerts and submit anonymous tips. The ERIEPD Tip app can be downloaded for free at the iTunes and Google Play App Store.

 

Peoria schools and police department (246 sworn officers) have partnered with tip411, an anonymous two-way communication and tip tool that has been proven to improve community engagement and reduce crime. 

Peoria PD has indicated that tip411 has outperformed its old tipping line by 300% in a year-over-year comparison.

Director of School Safety for Peoria public schools Demario Boone provided an example of the tip line in action.

“They saw a person who was identified as possibly one of our students on Instagram with a firearm. [We] found out it was a fake B-B gun, that was still removed from the home. I was able to get the tip, identify who they were and an officer was at the house in 20 minutes and we were able to close the case,” said Boone.

The public can submit anonymous tips to the Peoria PD by texting “PEORIAPD” and the tip information to 847411. The public can also use the PEORIAPD Tip mobile app, powered by tip411, to view community alerts and submit anonymous tips. The PEORIAPD Tip app can be downloaded for free at the iTunes and Google Play App Store.

The public can also submit anonymous tips to Peoria Public Schools by texting “PEORIAPS” to 847411 or download the app for free at the iTunes and Google Play App Store.

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Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office (43 sworn officers) recently rolled out the newest tool in their “crime-fighting arsenal”; tip411.

Residents as well as other community members, will be able to anonymously submit tips directly to law enforcement.

“Our mission, through a partnership with the citizens of our community, is to provide the highest possible degree of protection for the County residents, guests and their properties,” Sheriff D.T. “Duck” Adams said in the announcement.

“We’ve been working on this for a few months now, and I am happy to see it finally go live. Our office relies heavily on tips from the public, and this is another way for citizens to help us fight crime in Dinwiddie County.”

More than 1,400 law enforcement, schools, and other government agencies decrease crime and increase community engagement by teaming up with tip411.

The public can submit anonymous tips to the Dinwiddie Sheriff’s Department by texting “DCSOTIP” and the tip information to 847411. The public can also use the DCSOTIP Tip mobile app, powered by tip411, to view community alerts and submit anonymous tips. The DCSOTIP Tip app can be downloaded for free at the iTunes and Google Play App Store.

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Eire, PA Police Department (173 sworn officers) has recently partnered with tip411 to help reduce crime and increase community engagement. 

Since the launch of the tip411 tool there have been 249 tips reported from not only the Byrne grant target area but all parts of the city.

This partnership provides another way for the public to reach out to law enforcement directly and anonymously about crime activity in their neighborhoods.

Alvento Chandler, the leader of the Erie crime-reduction initiative said part of the community outreach he is doing involves making people aware of tip411 and how they can pass along tips through it without picking up a phone and having someone ask the caller’s name or the caller’s name or number showing up on caller ID.

“I’ve done a lot of marketing, just informing the public and our business community partners that it is active and something the police obtain data on. Based on that data, they can refocus their efforts in certain areas where there is an increase in nefarious activity,” Chandler said.

The public can submit anonymous tips to the Erie PD by texting “ERIEPD” and the tip information to 847411. The public can also use the ERIEPD Tip mobile app, powered by tip411, to view community alerts and submit anonymous tips. The EIREPD Tip app can be downloaded for free at the iTunes and Google Play App Store.

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