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York leaders work to prevent crime through texting campaign

City leaders are working together to prevent crime through a campaign called TIP411.

The hope is that it will keep people safe, as well as help police, through texting.

“The campaign seeks to empower our community residents to become more aware and responsive to crime-related issues while being able to report them anonymously,” Mayor Kim Bracey said.

A reminder is posted on billboards and on the sides of RabbitTransit buses. All you have to do is text your tip to 847411.

“This is an opportunity for the city residents to have a bit of an attitude and typically that’s a bad thing, but I think the attitude we need to have is, ‘not on my street, not in my neighborhood, and not in my town’,” RabbitTransit executive director Richard Farr said.

See the video and read the full story on ABC27.com

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The Victoria Police Department Launches tip411 Alerts

The Victoria Police Department is launching tip411 public safety alerts from Citizen Observer which is a new way to keep the community connected and informed through email, text message, and online public safety alerts.

“We believe an informed community is a safer community,” said Chief Jeff Craig.  The new tip411 system will allow our department to communicate directly with members of the public who are interested in receiving information about crime and public safety issues in the City of Victoria.

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Anonymous tip line proves to be a success for Rapid City PD

Text RCPD and the information to 847411, you’ve heard it before, and you’ll likely hear it again, but what you may not realize is how beneficial it is to the Rapid City Police Department.

Brendyn Medina with the Rapid City PD says the tips increase every year, saying last year the PD had almost 300 tips and already this year they’ve had 250.

Medina says, “We’re starting to see the public really latch onto the idea. You know, there are always going to be those people who don’t want to be labeled a snitch, but want to be able to help us solve crimes and hold offenders accountable, so this is one more medium that we allow the public to connect directly with a police officer without fear of having to put your face, or your name, or your location out there.”

Read the full story from KEVN-FoxTV.

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What happens when you text a tip to N.J. police?

There’s drug activity. A neighbor is committing insurance fraud.  There’s fear someone has been abused.

Do the right thing and report it to police via text message, or think twice?

Will the police track the text and turn up demanding more information?

Will the identity or phone number of the person providing the tip get out and criminals will track them down?

The answer to all is “no,” authorities said.

With the new “tip411” system introduced by the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, not even a subpoena can help.

Throughout New Jersey, police use different systems to ask for the public ‘s help in solving crimes, but many who have valuable information are still wary.

“We believe the public is our greatest law enforcement resource,” said Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan Thursday.  “Tip411 allows a safe and secure way for community members to share important information with police without fear or retribution.  By providing this service to each department, citizens can communicate with their own department to collectively solve crimes in their communities.”

How sure can someone be that they will remain anonymous?

Chief of County Detectives Brian Facemyer said that when a text is sent via tip411, all identifying information is removed before the information is forwarded to individual police departments.

Subpoenas have even been issued in an attempt to find information on tipsters, but to no avail.

“Completely anonymous,” Pennsville Chief of Police Allen J. Cummings emphasized.

Read the rest of the story from NJ.com

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U.S. Marshals Announce tip411 for Northern Iowa

tip411 is helping law enforcement agencies across the country rethink how they engage with residents by fostering a feeling of trust and a sense of transparency between law enforcement and the community, but don’t just take our word for it:

“We believe the public is our greatest law enforcement resource. tip411 allows a safe and secure way for our residents to share important information with our investigators without the fear of retribution.” – US Marshal Ken Runde

U.S. Marshals Northern Iowa Press Release

tip411 includes not only anonymous text tips but also crime alerts via email and text message. tip411 has been successful in local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies as well as in schools and universities.

We would like to invite you to schedule a short demonstration to learn about how our innovative new tip411 Version 7.0 can help your agency engage your citizens, create safer neighborhoods, and foster community and law enforcement relations.