tip411 Helps Globe Police Department, AZ Apprehend Suspect

The Globe Police Department, AZ (26 sworn officers) was able to apprehend a wanted suspect due to multiple tips populating through their tip411 anonymous tip tool.

A vehicle theft led to a large seizure of hundreds of stolen items and the capture of one of the two suspects. The other suspect escaped from a lower-level window of the hotel room where the stolen items were kept. 

Globe PD utilized tip411 to create an alert that was shared multiple times on Facebook and this generated a flood of tips received by the agency. 

These tips directly led to the capture of the second suspect and demonstrate that tip411 increases safety, improves community engagement, and closes cases.

The Globe 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 “GPDTIPS” and their message/tip to 847411.

See the alert here.

Virginia State Police Partner with tip411 to Combat Human Trafficking on College Campuses

Virginia State Police ImageVirginia State Police (2,000 sworn officers) in collaboration with tip411, the Human Trafficking Institute, and the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security have launched “Operation Silence Shattered” on college campuses.

Lindsey Lane, Director of Strategic Engagement at the Human Trafficking Institute said this program “represents the power of working together to address a global issue at a local level. Through collaboration with partners like the Virginia State Police, the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, and local colleges and universities, we are creating a framework for meaningful change.”

tip411 is an intricate tool for this program by providing a texting tipline and web form as a way the public can submit anonymous tips directly to the departments Human Trafficking Unit.

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

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The Impact of tip411 in a Missing Persons Case: Greenfield Police Department, IN

The Greenfield, IN Police Department (44 sworn officers) issued a tip411 Missing Persons Alert through the tip411 tool that identified an individual who had been missing three months.

Less than four hours later, detectives received a tip from a resident via tip411 that directed them to the location of that missing individual.

Developed by tip411, the Greenfield PD app puts a powerful new crime-fighting tool into the hands of residents and business owners. Community members are able to find information, receive alerts, and send anonymous tips to us from any smartphone. The tips can include photos as well as video files. Officers viewing the tip can reply back to create an anonymous two-way conversation.

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

See the alert here.

The tip411 Tool Contributes to Significant Results for Elizabethton Police Department, TN

Detective Sergeant Commons of the Elizabethton, TN Police Department (34 sworn officers), used the tip411 tool to issue a tip411 Suspect Identification Alert with photos of two suspected of shoplifting to the outstanding community that was also shared locally by several media outlets and social media. 

The addition of photographs in the alert led to numerous tips, and Sergeant Commons was quickly able to identify both suspects who had traveled to Elizabethton from a distant jurisdiction. The male suspect contacted Elizabethton PD and asked, “why his picture was all over the place”. Sergeant Commons said “that without tip411, we would have never identified these suspects.”

The Elizabethton PD has been using tip411 since 2018 and their app developed by tip411, puts a powerful new crime-fighting tool into the hands of residents and business owners. Community members are able to find information, receive alerts, and send anonymous tips to us from any smartphone. The tips can include photos as well as video files. Officers viewing the tip can reply back to create an anonymous two-way conversation.

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

See the alert here.

Rockland, NY District Attorney: Making tip411 More Accessible to the Community

Rockland, NY District Attorney’s Office, created business cards that show information about their partnership with the tip411 tool.

These business cards are found at multiple businesses and locations throughout the county that display a QR code that will lead individuals to the “RocklandCoDA” app for easy download.

When a community member or member of the public downloads the “RocklamdCoDA” app, they can also choose to choose a language from the following options: English, Spanish, and Creole. (More languages to come in the near future.)

tip411 is a tool that allows citizens to submit anonymous tips to the district attorney’s office. “tip411” is a reference to the phone number 411, which is a number often associated with information services.

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

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