SA: anonymous crime tip-off line
source: SouthAfricaInfo
12 June 2007
South African company Primedia Limited, with the full backing of the police, has launched a groundbreaking anti-crime initiative that allows members of the public to make anonymous SMS tip-offs on suspected crimes at any time of the day.
Information received will be passed on to the police, who have undertaken to act promptly on the information and give regular public feedback on the progress of the initiative.
SMS’s to the number – 32211 – will cost R1 each, and can be sent 24 hours a day.
* Tip-offs can also be sent electronically via the Crime Line website
The number is not a crime emergency line, and people who witness a crime or are a victim of a crime should still call 10111 or their nearest police station.
The data centre has been set up to protect the privacy of those who forward information, allowing South Africans to contribute towards the fight against crime in the country without fear of being questioned by law enforcement authorities or of alerting those they report against.
“Our data capturers have received extensive training from the South African Police Service,” Primedia Broadcasting’s head of news and talk [continue reading]
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