In Lancaster, City Police say the Crime Stoppers Program was more successful than ever in helping bust major cases this past year.
The anonymous tip line helped police crack over a dozen cases in 2012, including a homicide in Drumore Township. Three men broke into Douglas Herr's home and killed him while searching for a large amount of cash kept in the house.
Police say the increase in tips is largely from Crime Stoppers launching a web and text platform for tips.
One Officer told us, "The number of tips we received and the ease for people to provide information is much easier, I mean we live in an age of technology. And the crime stoppers program has caught up with that. A lot of people use that technology to provide information."
Police say the amount of cases solved using Crime Stoppers tripled last year thanks to the new web and mobile system.
The anonymous tip line helped police crack over a dozen cases in 2012, including a homicide in Drumore Township. Three men broke into Douglas Herr's home and killed him while searching for a large amount of cash kept in the house.
Police say the increase in tips is largely from Crime Stoppers launching a web and text platform for tips.
One Officer told us, "The number of tips we received and the ease for people to provide information is much easier, I mean we live in an age of technology. And the crime stoppers program has caught up with that. A lot of people use that technology to provide information."
Police say the amount of cases solved using Crime Stoppers tripled last year thanks to the new web and mobile system.