Cartersville Police To Disconnect Tip Line

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Within the coming days, the Cartersville Police Department will turn disconnect the phone number reserved for receiving tips.

The agency wrote on its Facebook page that the tip line has been mostly used by residents to receive services such as requesting copies of incident reports and making complaints.

“In other words, it was being used for anything but a tip line,” the agency said.

Cartersville police have re-activated the Facebook messaging feature on its page, and its command staff will regularly monitor the messages.

That does not mean you should use social media to bombard the agency with your requests for reports, however.

Residents are told to contact the department’s administrative offices at 770-382-2526 for incident report inquiries, general information, filing complaints against officers and inquiries about identification to serve alcohol at local establishments.

Cartersville police want residents to use the messaging function to offer crime tips, such as leads on suspects, finding stolen property and information that could be used to stop a crime before it happens.

“This will hopefully help us serve you better, especially if you are a victim of a crime,” the agency added.

Here is some general contact information for the Cartersville Police Department:

• Emergencies - 911
• Main phone number - (770) 382-2526
• Police department website - http://www.cartersvillepolice.com
• City of Cartersville website - http://www.cityofcartersville.org
• Accident reports - visit http://www.buycrash.com or you can call the main number listed above.
• Incident reports - can be obtained in-person at the police department or by calling the main number.
• Open records requests - can be made in-person or by calling the main number.

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