TIP411

By: Cody Degner

Tip 411 is a crime tip-line system for criminal justice brand new to the Sparta Police Department. It is a 6 month old system that only the Sparta Police Department has. "It is simple to use" said Officer Kyle seubert. In the contact line in a text message you type in 847411. "Then in the message box the first line has to be SPARTAPD" said Officer Seubert. Then you type your message, "make sure you are very detailed in your message," said Officer Seubert. Your message is sent to Minneapolis, MN where they get rid of all your personal info. Then it is sent to Sparta Police Department where they investigate your tip. Officer Seubert said, "This system is designed for the teenagers because they are the biggest texters". Officer Seubert said "This is a pretty fast system, it only takes around two minutes to get processed in Minneapolis, MN and back down to Sparta Police Department". The officer assigned to investigating your tip attempts to respond to give you feed back. "That way students don't get discouraged and stop sending in there tips", said Officer Seubert.