MCCOMB, MS – The McComb Police Department is increasing its crime-fighting arsenal with a new app to help residents connect with the department to find information, view alerts, and submit anonymous tips from their smartphone.
Developed by tip411, the McComb MS PD app puts a powerful new crime-fighting tool into the hands of community members of all ages. The McComb MS PD app is available for download for free via the Google Play Store, iTunes App Store or on our website at www.mccomb-ms.gov/departments/police_department/.
“The mission of the McComb Police Department is to improve the quality of life in our city, but this goal will only be accomplished through the cooperative efforts of the police department and the community,” said McComb Police Chief Juan Cloy. “By working together, we can maintain the peace, provide safety and security for our citizens and reduce the fear of crime. We believe our new McComb MS PD app from tip411 will help us do just that by working together with our community members.”
The new McComb MS PD app enables the public to share an anonymous tip with police and lets officers respond back to create an anonymous two-way conversation.
“We’ve listened to feedback from partners like McComb Police and have built a more advanced and innovative product to help departments better engage their communities,” said tip411 President Terry Halsch. “The McComb MS PD app, powered by tip411, will greatly improve the public’s access to agency alerts, social media channels, important information, and more to help fight crime.”
The McComb MS PD app and tip411 anonymous text a tip system is 100% anonymous, as the technology removes all identifying information before police 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 MCCOMBPD and their message/tip to 847411 (tip411). Anonymous web tips can also be submitted via the department’s website at www.mccomb-ms.gov/departments/police_department/.
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About tip411:
tip411 is a digital toolset for law enforcement that features anonymous tip capabilities via apps, text messaging, and the web as well as group alerting and secure social media publishing tools. Used in over 2,000 communities, tip411 helps agencies engage community members of all ages by enabling anyone with a cell phone to send anonymous tips that can be responded to in real time by authorized personnel inside an agency or organization. Learn more at www.tip411.com or by following @tip411CO on Twitter and Facebook.
