For Toronto's Constable Scott Mills, Toronto Crime Stoppers schools officer, social networking sites like FaceBook and YouTube have become valuable tools in eliciting tips and feedback from the public. "We have to use the Internet as a violence-prevention tool, not just to go out there and ask for tips," says Constable Mills "So my Facebook account is for dialogue, to help the kids, and I've got people around the world e-mailing me." But the tips that he asks for on http://www.youtube.com/1800222TIPS have already paid dividends with an announcement yesterday of an arrest on a charge of attempted murder. This is a great example of using the tools at your disposal and reaching out to people in the community through methods that they are familiar with. Kudos to Constable Mills! Globe and Mail article here.
