WeTip, an organization that provides anonymous tip lines, has honored the Hollister Police Department as its “Police Department of the Year”.
The organization – the HPD is one of its many partners – will present the local department with the award at its 40th annual national conference April 19, according to an announcement from the HPD.
Hollister started using the tip line, which offers rewards in some cases, in 2008.
According to the HPD statement:
Since 1972, WeTip has been an Anonymous Crime Reporting resource for citizens and a tool to aid law enforcement. WeTip is committed to providing the most effective anonymous citizens crime reporting system in the nation. WeTip promises and insures absolute anonymity, not just confidentiality.
Since 2008 the Hollister Police Department has partnered with WeTip to make the hotlines available to facilitate the anonymous tips. In that same year, the police department was given a special recognition by WeTip for being the first police department in the history of WeTip to fund the membership of the whole county and not just the city.
WeTip serves all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and portions of Canada and Mexico. Chief Executive Officer of WeTip Inc., Susan Aguilar stated, “These awards are to those individuals who have shown extraordinary efforts and outstanding service in the field of crime prevention and WeTip service.”
The Hollister Police Department would also like to recognize the citizens of our community and the staff at the police department who have worked hard and are responsible for this honor.
For more information on WeTip visit their website at www.wetip.com or the Hollister Police Department website at www.hollister.ca.gov.
