3 ways to provide anonymous tips to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department:
Anonymous Text Message:
You now have the option of texting us tips through a 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 “TIPLA” 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 session 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.
Anonymous Telephone Call:
Calls are received at a Call Center using a toll free number: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
All phone lines are encrypted and no phone calls are ever recorded. Tips are then sent onto LA Crime Stoppers for further evaluation.
By guaranteeing a caller’s anonymity, Crime Stoppers allows the caller to provide information without fear of retaliation. By offering cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest or criminal filing, the program encourages otherwise reluctant callers to provide information.
Anonymous Webpage:
Tipsters now have the option of giving us tips online. The process is completely secure and anonymous and is a very effective and efficient means of safely communicating with us in today’s world. Our WebTip process is powered by the world’s leading online tip solution provider, Anderson Software.
The very unique integrated Two-Way Dialog capabilities allow the tipster to come back and provide additional information to their tip at any time, but also provides a secure means for the coordinator to ask questions or provide reward information back to the tipster through the same secure and encrypted interface.
Click HERE to submit a tip.
