JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas –
A new Crime Stoppers telephone line is giving active-duty
and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph members the ability to report suspicious
activity on base without having to reveal their identities.
The 24-hour Crime Stoppers line was installed at
JBSA-Randolph in January and is being manned by members of the 902nd Security
Forces Squadron.
“The Crime Stoppers
line gives people an opportunity to report any type of crime, or suspicious
activity, without having to leave their personal information,” said Senior
Airman Timothy Hobson, 902nd SFS NCO in charge of police services. “We just
want to make it more approachable for people to contact us.”
Hobson said the Crime Stoppers line could help security
forces make JBSA-Randolph safer by investigating any suspicious activity or
possible crime that otherwise may have not been reported.
“This line gives us the opportunity to investigate
everything,” Hobson said.
When reporting a suspicious activity or crime at
JBSA-Randolph, callers to the Crime Stoppers line should include the location,
description of persons or vehicles involved and any other details they can
safely obtain.
Hobson said callers should use the Crime Stoppers line to
report any suspicious activity or crime they feel will have a negative impact
to JBSA-Randolph and the well-being of an active-duty or JBSA-Randolph member, including domestic disturbances.
When a call is made to the Crime Stoppers line, an officer
at the security forces patrol desk will take the call, get the information from
the caller and relay it to officers on patrol who will respond to the call,
Hobson said.
Hobson said the Crime Stoppers line is to be used only for
reporting suspicious activities or crimes. Callers with non-crime related
concerns or who want to report a medical emergency can use the security forces’
main number, 652-5700.
Crime Stoppers will help improve communication between 902nd
SFS members and the JBSA-Randolph community they help protect and serve, Hobson
said.
“Any opportunity we have to interact with the community, we
want to take advantage of,” Hobson said.
Since the first Crime Stoppers line was established in
Albuquerque, N.M., in 1976, callers have helped authorities around the world
solve more than 505,000 cases and make more than 292,000 arrests.
To report suspicious activity, active-duty and JBSA-Randolph
members can call 652-2700.