Texting Tips- Text “BBCS plus your message” to 274637 (Crimes)
KEYWORD “BBCB” |
Tipsters now have the option of texting us tips through their cell phone. The process is completely secure and anonymous and is a very effective and efficient means of safely communicating with us in today’s world.
1 – Text “Keyword plus your message” to CRIMES (274637)
2 – Upon reception of a tipster’s first incoming message, the system will auto-reply with a confirmation containing their unique Tip ID.
3 – To submit follow-up information, the tipster simply replies. Nothing else is needed.
4 – All follow-up tips and even your replies from the application are written under the original parent record and shown threaded and date/time stamped in the narrative. The thread may be terminated by the tipster texting STOP into the system at any time or by you manually selecting the “Terminate Thread” button from within the application.
TipSoft SMS, short message service, is 100% anonymous. No one will know the identity of the text tipster. The technology routes messages through a server that encrypts cell phone numbers before they get to police. The technology also allows investigators to securely reply back to the cell phone without compromising the tipster’s identity.
Some of the advantages of text messaging includes being able to communicate in real time with texters. It also allows people to notify police when calling may not be feasible or safe. Texting a tip is easy. All you have to do is :
- Text Message C-R-I-M-E-S (2 7 4 – 6 3 7)
- Use the key word “BBCB”.
In addition to text messaging the Big Bend Crime Stoppers is also offering WebTips with the same two-way dialogue capabilities. Big Bend Crime Stoppers hopes to recruit teens and young adults who wouldn’t normally pickup the phone to call police. “It’s their personal safety channel to alert someone of a possible danger. For example if they see a weapon, or a posting on MySpace or Facebook that could indicate danger or have knowledge of a drug deal.”
- From the Web: Click here for Submit a Tip online.
Just like callers to crime hotlines, text tipsters can be eligible to collect rewards for significant information. It’s done with the cooperation of banks that hand over cash, no questions asked, to people who present a code issued by police. The technology makes giving Big Bend Crime Stoppers the 411 2EZ.
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