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Pain doctor appointment today...wow wee
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 525397" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I guess that depends on where you live, then... the TIPS line here is 100% anonymous. </p><p>In fact, it isn't even run by the police - its run by a not-for-profit, which is partially funded by a number of separate police forces. </p><p></p><p>Most of the time, the info coming in is after-the-fact.</p><p>And they are not able to act on a tip that would require the testamony of the caller, to deal with a crime in progress. They can't get a search warrent, for example, based on an anonymous tip.</p><p>What the calls do provide is either background, or clues as to where to look for X or Y happening.</p><p>Police take the info, and make their own observations, and prosecute based on that.</p><p></p><p>When I suggested the TIPS line, I understood this to be happening in the parking lot only. In which case, call after you leave but while it is still going on, and (here) the Police will show up, "observe", and make their own judgement call.</p><p></p><p>Happening <em>in a medical office</em>? Can't really call TIPS for that, because it's possible for somebody to figure out who was there, whether the police release info or not. It should have been reported - at least to CPS - by the medical staff. BUT... that may have happened, and nobody present would have known. CPS doesn't usually (around here) come sweeping in - they move slower than that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 525397, member: 11791"] I guess that depends on where you live, then... the TIPS line here is 100% anonymous. In fact, it isn't even run by the police - its run by a not-for-profit, which is partially funded by a number of separate police forces. Most of the time, the info coming in is after-the-fact. And they are not able to act on a tip that would require the testamony of the caller, to deal with a crime in progress. They can't get a search warrent, for example, based on an anonymous tip. What the calls do provide is either background, or clues as to where to look for X or Y happening. Police take the info, and make their own observations, and prosecute based on that. When I suggested the TIPS line, I understood this to be happening in the parking lot only. In which case, call after you leave but while it is still going on, and (here) the Police will show up, "observe", and make their own judgement call. Happening [I]in a medical office[/I]? Can't really call TIPS for that, because it's possible for somebody to figure out who was there, whether the police release info or not. It should have been reported - at least to CPS - by the medical staff. BUT... that may have happened, and nobody present would have known. CPS doesn't usually (around here) come sweeping in - they move slower than that. [/QUOTE]
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