Simply submitting a tip does not signify that a criminal investigation will be conducted. Most tips we receive lack important information that we need which would allow us to legally investigate a complaint. We need to know “Who, What, When, Where and How you know”. Without this vital information, we may not have the legal justification necessary to investigate your complaint.
Here is an example of a tip that we cannot investigate-
“My son comes home high and you won’t arrest his drug dealer.”
We need to know who his drug dealer is or at minimum, where he lives. There are several ways to obtain this information such as a vehicle plate number or the street address of the dealer. Once we have the legal right to do so, we will begin what will most likely become a lengthy investigation in order to arrest your son’s drug dealer. If you do not wish to provide us with the information we need, it will be difficult for us to do anything about the issue.
