By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The sheriff is urging the public to take advantage of his office’s new online crime tips reporting, an outlet to pass along information about suspicious activity, suspects or even traffic and parking concerns.
It doesn’t replace calling 911 or making an anonymous report to law enforcement through Crimes Stoppers of Lewis County, according to Lewis County Sheriff Steve Mansfield.
They want the senders contact information in case they need to follow up, according to the sheriff. The information received will be processed daily, and passed along to the appropriate personnel, Mansfield said in a news release this morning.
It made its debut about two weeks ago on the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office website just as one of his detectives was appealing to the public to contact him with any tips about the missing 18-year-old Kayla Mae Croft-Payne.
Mansfield encourages the public’s participation and partnership by using the tips program.
“Together we can make a positive difference in efficiently and effectively addressing public safety issues in Lewis County,” Mansfield said in the news release.
It can be found at http://tips.lewiscountywa.gov/ or on the sheriff’s office web site.
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