Northeast Newscast Episode 101: Is the TIPS Hotline truly anonymous?

Published: Aug. 21, 2019, 2 p.m.

On this week\u2019s episode of the Northeast Newscast, we are speaking with Kevin Boehm, liaison with the Crime Stoppers program.\xa0

We are diving into the Crime Stoppers program, what it is, how it got started, and asking the question: is it truly anonymous?\xa0

Boehm discusses how the program is separate from the police department, how much money has been paid out in reward money, if any tipsters have ever been identified, and goes step-by-step into how exactly the tips are collected, recorded, and how the cash is paid out\u2026 without any face-to-face interaction.