Prince Albert has low use of Crime Stoppers: police chief
Anonymous tips can often be the difference in a crime going unsolved or the police finding their potential culprit, but the frequency of tips in Prince Albert is low compared to other cities of similar size.
The Prince Albert Police Service and Crime Stoppers in Prince Albert are asking the public to start using the anonymous tip service more in hopes to find more leads on crime in the city.
In his first full year as Police Chief in Prince Albert, Patrick Nogier has noticed that tips to Crime Stoppers don’t come in often. In his meetings with both the Crime Stoppers board, the City’s police board, and after going through their strategic plan for the next year; it’s an area they hope to see more engagement in.
“One of the things that we notice is that the city really hasn’t embraced Crime Stoppers to the level that we feel it needs to be embraced to so that we can assist the community. We took a close look at it and we started re-engaging with the Crime Stoppers board and having very candid discussions about where does Crime Stoppers currently sit in Prince Albert, what can we do to promote it, how can we enhance it,” he said.