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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
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The Lockport Police Department is offering a new way for citizens to help fight crime.
The department unveiled an anonymous tip line today, where residents can call with information that will be treated as not only confidential, but anonymous.
Police Chief Larry Eggert said the tip line runs to an answering machine in the detectives division. It is not hooked up to caller ID, so it offers 100 percent anonymity. It may sometimes be staffed, but will normally go to the answering machine, he said.
The chief said the idea came from a community meeting held on June 24.
"There were a lot of good ideas at that meeting," he said. "This is something we could do right away."
The department got a new phone system earlier this year, which left them with more incoming phone numbers than they needed. The new tip line was one of those phone numbers.
The new tip line, 439-6707, will be put to immediate use, as police are investigating an overnight shooting on Church Street and have asked for residents' help.
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The department unveiled an anonymous tip line today, where residents can call with information that will be treated as not only confidential, but anonymous.
Police Chief Larry Eggert said the tip line runs to an answering machine in the detectives division. It is not hooked up to caller ID, so it offers 100 percent anonymity. It may sometimes be staffed, but will normally go to the answering machine, he said.
The chief said the idea came from a community meeting held on June 24.
"There were a lot of good ideas at that meeting," he said. "This is something we could do right away."
The department got a new phone system earlier this year, which left them with more incoming phone numbers than they needed. The new tip line was one of those phone numbers.
The new tip line, 439-6707, will be put to immediate use, as police are investigating an overnight shooting on Church Street and have asked for residents' help.
Send an email to news@eastniagarapost.com with "email update" in the subject line.
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