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Crime Stoppers to take text tips February 6, 2008

Cell phone customers will have a powerful crime-reporting tool when an Ottawa technology expert rolls out his special tip-scrambling software to Crime Stoppers branches across the country.

Eric Jacksch says by the end of March, tipsters in Canada can text message information to authorities under the cloak of anonymity that has become synonymous with Crime Stoppers.

“We have to move with technology to keep up with the time,” Jacksch said.

The 38-year-old information security professional, who’s also a volunteer director with the National Capital Area Crime Stoppers, is working with a Texas company to develop the software that will provide a two-way communication tool for law enforcement.

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