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The LaGrange Police Department is increasing its crime-fighting arsenal with a new app that allows residents to connect with the department, find information, view alerts, and submit anonymous tips from their smartphones.

Developed by tip411, the LaGrange Police Department app puts a powerful new crime-fighting tool into the hands of community members of all ages. This app is available for download for free via the Google Play Store, iTunes App Store, or by visiting the LaGrange Police Department website at https://lagrangega.gov/departments/police. 

“Our mission is to target crime in our community through this partnership with tip411,” said LaGrange Police Department Chief Garrett Fiveash. “tip411 has been a great help to us and we believe the addition of this new app will allow us to have an even deeper crime-fighting partnership with our residents.”

Like the department’s existing tip411 anonymous text a tip system, (anonymously text a tip to 847411.) The new LaGrange Police Department app enables the public to share an anonymous tip with police and lets officers respond back to create an anonymous two-way conversation.

“The LaGrange Police Department app will greatly improve the public’s access to agency alerts, social media channels, important information, and more to help fight crime,” said tip411 President Terry Halsch.  “We’ve listened to feedback from partners like the LaGrange Police Department and have built a more advanced and innovative product to help departments better engage their communities.”

The LaGrange Police Department app and tip411 anonymous text a tip system are 100% anonymous, as the technology removes all identifying information before police see the tips and there is no way to identify the sender.

Residents in the City of LaGrange without a smartphone will still be able to send an anonymous text tip via their cell phone to police by texting the keyword LAGRANGE and their message/tip to 847411 (tip411).  Anonymous web tips can also be submitted through the department’s website at https://lagrangega.gov/departments/police.