Riverside Police Launch Anonymous Text Tips via tip411

The Riverside Township Police Department now allows the public to share important public safety information anonymously with police by sending them a secure text message about crimes or suspicious activity in Riverside.

We are launching tip411, an internet based tool from CitizenObserver that enables the public to text message an anonymous tip to police and lets the officers respond back creating an anonymous two-way conversation.

Used by over 1,200 communities throughout the U.S., tip411 enables anyone with a cell phone to text anonymous tips to authorized personnel within an agency.  These tips are received and can be responded to via an interface that allows for secure web and text-based conversations.  The tip411 system is 100% anonymous, as its technology removes all identifying information before police see it and there is no way to identify the sender.

Anyone with a cell phone may send an anonymous tip to the Riverside Police Department by texting Riversidepd and their message/tip to 847411 (tip411).  Anonymous web tips can also be submitted right from the Police Departments Blog and Facebook page.    Anonymous tips will also be able to be submitted through a new Riverside Police app, which is coming soon to  Android and iOS operating systems.

We believe the public is our greatest law enforcement resource and tip411 allows a safe and secure way for community members to share important information with police without the fear of retribution.