“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.”
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.
This tool from tip411 allows the community to find information on incidents APD is currently asking for help with, and to receive alerts about crime activity in their city.
“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
Through this new application, which can be found on the Apple Store for iPhone and Google Play for Android, the public can now reach police by downloading the “NORWALKPD” app and submitting the information there, or by using their cellphone to text “NORWALKPD” and the information to TIP411.