Crime Fighters Registered 313 Calls, Including 32 Useful Tips

Police officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) registered a total of 313 calls to the "Krimolovci" (Crime Fighters) phone line in August 2015, reports the news agency Patria.

In the mentioned period, 32 useful pieces of information about committed or planned criminal offenses and perpetrators were received from citizens, based on which the same number of crime intelligence reports were compiled.

In addition to the above, 32 reports were received through the electronic crime reporting form established on the SIPA website in February this year, of which 19 were useful pieces of information about committed or planned criminal offenses and perpetrators, based on which the same number of crime intelligence reports were compiled.

The majority of information related to the unauthorized trafficking of narcotics and weapons. Out of the total number of received information via "Krimolovci" and the electronic form, 51 were forwarded for further processing to competent police authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and SIPA acted on six of them.

During the reporting period, 19 feedback reports were received from competent police and other authorities, related to previously submitted information received via "Krimolovci" or the electronic crime reporting form.

In addition to the above, SIPA police officers provided 134 pieces of advice to citizens who contacted them via the anonymous and free phone number "Krimolovci" – 080 020 505.