Vandals get the message as text reporting proves success

A text messaging service for reporting petty crime has been credited with a huge increase in the number of vandals caught by police, according to the Edinburgh Evening News.

"The service, launched earlier this year, means residents in the west of Edinburgh can anonymously text a police number when vandalism is taking place.

A mobile phone top-up voucher is awarded to people who inform police of a crime that leads to a prosecution. "

emily | 5:54 PM | Citizens as Informants |
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