New tool on police Web site allows users to submit information privately

For people that have information that could help police but are afraid to come forward, the Boynton Beach Police Department has a new way to send information privately through www.bbpd.org.
Stephanie Slater, department spokeswoman, said the confidential information is a new feature on the site that lets the public submit detailed crime information.
There is a form that allows people to enter specific crime information about suspects, cars and drug transactions.
Users can even upload a photo with the tip.
Slater said another feature allows police to contact the source via the Web, without anyone having to know.
The link is called confidential tip information on the department’s main Web site.

Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.

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Mike Rothman
Mike Rothman graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Management. He grew up in South Florida and has been back working here since July 2006. Mike wrote for numerous publications previously including the Gainesville Sun, GatorBait Magazine and Inspin.com, where he was the NBA Expert.

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He also enjoys provoking his fellow Hometown Downtown columnist, Dave DiPino, for the sake of good stories, of course. He can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com or at 954-871-1233.