A new campaign that encourages people to anonymously report hate crimes has launched in Edmonton.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH ABOVE : In response to recent hate crimes in Edmonton, police have created an online way to report such crimes. In 2023, there have been 13 hate crimes . Saif Kaiser reports – Jun 6, 2023and government of Alberta to launch transit ads throughout the city.
“When you report to Crime Stoppers, it is 100 per cent anonymous,” said Chris Holtz, president of the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Crime Stoppers chapter. “We will never ask for any personal or identifying information, we don’t have call trace, caller ID, or use any voice recognition or tracking systems, and you will never be asked to appear in court or talk to lawyers or police.”Officials hope remaining anonymous will help Edmontonians come forward to report hate crimes when they may not otherwise feel comfortable reporting them.
“You are the eyes and ears in the community when police are not around, and we want to hear what you have to say,” Holtz said.to EPS or calling the non-emergency line at 780-423-4567. Anyone who witnesses a hate crime happening is encouraged to call 911. Members of the EPS, Crime Stoppers and the Alberta government are scheduled to speak more about this campaign later Wednesday morning.Police make arrest in Assiniboine Avenue homicide
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