tip411: Enhancing Rocky Mount Police, NC Patrols with Crime Fighting Technology
To proactively address crime trends, North Carolina’s Rocky Mount Police Department (147 sworn offic…
-Capt. Dan Brogan Onondaga County, NY Sheriff’s Office
“tip411 opens up that line of communication like never before. When you could only get a tip through a 3rd party who would then send it police, tip411 now allows us to communicate back and forth with the tipster anonymously.” - Chief Eric Echevarria “We’re constantly working with the community, working on ways to improve our communication and relationships across the board. tip411 will help minimize the impact of crime on our community. tip411 will allow us to keep those avenues of communication open with one another. ” -Chief Carla Redd “Our objective is to improve the quality of life through the community partnerships to promote a safe and secure community for all. I believe our new tip411 system will help make it easier for our community to partner with us to make Revere a safer place to live, work, and visit.” -Chief David Callahan “We quantify our success with tip411 based solely on the fact that even one case solved because of a tip received via tip411 is a benefit since that case would not have been solved without it.” -PIO Alexandra Ovington “The biggest problem we saw was our citizens were wanting to help us and give us information but they did not want to be associated with the case and be looked at as a “narc” and, unfortunately with Facebook, as much as you make your profile private, there is always ways around it. There is no better time than now to gain the trust and respect from your community.” - Officer Caitlin Horne “This is a platform for us to have really on-going engagement with our community, Residents can also provide information to us anonymously through text messaging, through the app, or through the website.” -Director John Swenson “tip411 is essential to community policing.” -Chief Anthony Holloway “The fact that our officers have a direct line to contact the tip submitter without breaking the anonymous nature of the system allows for immediate updates while investigating tips.” -Captain Lee Ellis “We can send alerts to the entire city. Our captains can send out alerts to their areas and I can respond to you but I have no idea who you are nor can I ever find out who you are because that information gets scrubbed before it ever gets to us.” - Assistant Chief Gail Struss “What’s notable is the everyday success we’re having with the system that we hadn’t seen before. We’re getting more tips, closing more cases, and being able to continue anonymous tip conversations with reporting party rather than just getting a voicemail with a piece of information that isn’t enough to help us build a case off of.” -Capt. Dan Brogan “We aren’t about reinventing the wheel. Schools and police in this area talk and collaborate regularly, and tip411 has everything we wanted; the ability for students to send tips anonymously and also allowing our officers to communicate directly with students.” -Director of Safety Greg Hill “I can see why somebody wouldn’t want to call 911 on their neighbors and give a name and address and all that stuff. For those fearing repercussions from calling the police tip411 can provide peace of mind. They don’t have to live in fear that their neighbor’s going to find out they used tip411.” -Captain Ryan George "Communication is vital to our residents…and tip411 provides a great tool for our Police Department to communicate with residents and ask for their assistance.“ -City Manager Pete Landrum "The use of tip411 and the immediate investigation and arrest show how important these tools are for combating crime in our community.” -District Attorney Thomas Walsh “With an increase in drug abuse occurring across the nation, BIA Drug Agents are taking a proactive approach to provide new tools, including tip411, for citizens to report illegal drug activity in tribal communities.” -Associate Director Algin Young “The tip411 program has been a valuable anonymous pathway for the citizens of Northampton County to report issues in their communities. This program has also been well received by our school staff, students, and parents.” -Sheriff David Doughty “The tip411 app is working great. It has resulted in several successful wildlife cases, as well as increased community interaction.” -Captain Jake Kraemer “The public plays a crucial role with helping state police identify both those perpetuating this crime and those being trafficked. (tip411) gives victims and the public a safe and secure way to report human trafficking. We especially want those being trafficked to come forward and use these tools to secure your freedom and safety. It is an opportunity for you to take back control of your life.” -Col. Gary T. Settle "Being able to report crime tips to police anonymously and conveniently through an app or via text or city website is beneficial to the community while being helpful to police, and in some cases, may prevent crime before it happens." -City Manager Jon C. Williams “A tip can seem unrelated but suspicious.” “Drugs, bullies, suspicious activity…it’s really made it easy for us,” he said. He noted that “sometimes people just aren’t comfortable leaving their name and information,” which is why the anonymity of tip411 is important." -Mayor Dean Mazzarella “We are committed to the prevention of crime and the protection of life and property, We will endeavor to achieve our mission by proactively and cooperatively serving our community by providing exceptional police services that help enable the safety, security, and well-being of all, and we believe our new tip411 system will help us do just that.” -Chief Carter Mook |
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