There are no bad tips, but what makes a good tip great is in the details!
When submitting a tip, please DO NOT give your name or any contact info as we want you to remain ANONYMOUS.
Also, do not attempt to seek out additional information about a crime on your own. Leave this to investigators. Your tip will be forwarded by Crime Stoppers to the proper investigative agencies.
When submitting your tip, focus on these key questions:
Who
Who is involved?
Do you know their names or nicknames?
Can you provide a description? (age, height, weight, hair color & style, eye colour & glasses if worn, clothing worn and any identifying features like tattoos or scars).
Do you know the address, place of work or school of the suspect(s) and/or victim(s)?
What
What type of crime are you reporting? (vandalism, bullying, theft, drugs, assault, hit & run, etc. )
What did you see or hear? (remember, even the smallest detail could be important!)
When
When did the crime occur (date and time)?
Have you noticed the crime happening more than once?
Where
Where did the crime occur?
Where does the suspect(s) live?
Can you provide the city, nearest cross streets or specific address where the crime took place?
Can you provide a description of the crime location (building, school, park, neighbourhood, etc.)
Disclaimer
By providing information that Crime Stoppers will share with law enforcement agencies, you are providing an important and valuable public service. We fully understand that disclosure of your identity might put you at risk and we do everything we can to protect your anonymity. However, that anonymity may be open to challenge in the following situations: A call to Crime Stoppers made with the intention of “furthering criminal activity or interfering with the administration of justice”. A party who is guilty of a crime cannot use Crime Stoppers to try to divert the blame onto someone else. Crime Stoppers cannot be used to try to “frame” an innocent person. There is evidence that disclosure of some or all of a tip is necessary to establish someone’s innocence.