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November 8th, 2017

THE CRIME STOPPERS PROMISE OF ANONYMITY: WHAT TIPSTERS NEED TO KNOW

By providing information that Crime Stoppers will share with law enforcement agencies,
you are providing an important and valuable public service. We understand that
disclosure of your identity might put you at risk. We do everything we can to protect
your anonymity. However, that anonymity may be open to challenge in the following
situations:

• A call to Crime Stoppers made with the intention of “furthering criminal activity
  or interfering with the administration of justice”. A party who is guilty of a crime
  cannot use Crime Stoppers to try to divert the blame onto someone else. Crime
  Stoppers cannot be used to try to “frame” an innocent person.
• There is evidence that disclosure of some or all of a tip is necessary to establish
  someone’s innocence.
• A tipster having received the benefit of full legal advice may, for his or her own
  reasons, elect to waive the privilege.

For a fuller explanation of these principles, help us to help you by reading and
understanding the “Tipster Information” on the Canadian Crime Stoppers website.

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