The Duluth Police Department is partnering with tip 411, which will provide a way for the public to submit tips anonymously.
The form is filled out online and asks questions like what happened, where it was seen, and a brief description.
You can also attach videos and pictures when making your submission.
“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. “It could be the piece of information that turns us in the right direction.”
Tips can be submitted on the Duluth Police website under “information and services” or by clicking here.
The city’s police force has introduced a new way for members of the public to anonymously share information about crimes or suspicious activity through the launch of a new smartphone application.
tip411 is an internet-based service that allows people to text an anonymous tip to police. The department said once a tip is anonymously submitted, an officer can respond back in real-time, starting an anonymous two-way conversation.
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 847411.
Members of the public can still submit anonymous tips through the Norwak PD website or by calling 203-854-3111.
The department announced this new method to submit tips less than 24 hours after renewing a call to the public for any information regarding a 2006 unsolved homicide.
Fulton Raines, 33, was found in his car with a gunshot wound to the abdomen outside the William Moore Elks Lodge around 2 a.m. on June 11, 2006. The lodge hosted a large gathering hours earlier and “numerous fights broke out” outside, police said. An award is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case.
The City of Tampa, Tampa Police, and the Tampa Bay Public Safety Joint Information Center launched a new app and anonymous tip system to help residents and visitors to the bay area report suspicious activity and more during Super Bowl LV.
Developed by tip411, the SafeTampa app puts a powerful new tool into the hands of community members of all ages and is available for download for free via the Google Play Store or iTunes App Store.
“Working together, we can make the bay area safe for everyone,” said Chief Brian Dugan of the Tampa Bay Police Department. “If you see something, say something.”
The new SafeTampa app enables the public to share anonymous tips about suspicious activity, human trafficking, drug use/abuse, domestic violence, and more while allowing law enforcement to receive the information and respond back in real-time to create an anonymous two-way conversation.
“Our system has been used successfully by many agencies to combat crime, illegal drug use, human trafficking, and more,” said Terry Halsch, President of tip411. “The City of Tampa is on the cutting edge of how technology can be used in high profile events like the Super Bowl to help gather important information and enhance public safety.”
The SafeTampa app and tip411 anonymous text a tip system are 100% anonymous, as the technology removes all identifying information before officers see the tips and there is no way to identify the sender.
Those without a smartphone can share information with police by sending an anonymous text tip via their cell phone to police by texting keyword SAFETAMPA and their message/tip to 847411 (tip411). Anonymous web tips can also be submitted online at www.tampa.gov/police.
On January 6, 2021, Delhi Township Police used the community alerting feature of their tip411 system to reach out to members of their community directly seeking information to help identify a pair of theft suspects.
Thanks to tipsters providing information back to the department using the anonymous tip portion of their tip411 system, police were able to identify both individuals and receive signed warrants for them within a week.
Delhi Police then sent another alert through their tip411 system back to the community to thank them and let them know that the tips had led to the identifications.
tip411 provides a web-based toolset that allows agencies and the public to interact with each other like never before, across multiple channels, in real time, at an affordable cost.
Used in over 2,000 communities, tip411 provides:
Custom, agency branded, free to download, iPhone and Android apps for law enforcement. Build trust and provide transparency to community members of all ages and ethnic backgrounds with tip411.
2-way anonymous tips submitted by the public through text via a custom keyword, over email, weblinks and through your social media sites.
Community alerts can be sent to your custom apps, the public’s email and/or text and to your social media sites as well.
Interested in learning how tip411 can be a tool for your agency to better connect with the community, get important information, and help solve crimes with the public’s help? Click here for a short, free demo.
Cambridge, Massachusetts Police shared on their Twitter account that, as the result of a Cambridge resident sharing an anonymous tip via tip411, a man who was walking down Massachusetts Avenue with a large backpack checking on unlocked car doors was stopped and identified by Officers.
This tip came in and was received and responded to in near real-time to send officers to the area.
The suspect was found with stolen property and arrested due to outstanding warrants.
As a result of a #CambMA resident sharing an anonymous tip via @tip411CO, a man who was walking down Mass. Ave. with a large backpack checking on unlocked car doors was stopped and identified by Officers. He was found with stolen property & arrested due to outstanding warrants. pic.twitter.com/VpVR3zj4IU
