Crime Hotline Proving A
Success
The free OIJ hotline is
being called a success
after the first week of
operation, as police
investigators have now
271 new cases.
The confidential hotline
800 8000 OIJ (800
8000 645) is being
used by the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial
to receive anonymous
tips on crimes. The
Centro de Información
Confidencial (CICO) is
currently handing some
39 calls daily.
Officials say that 80%
of the calls are related
to drugs, while the
remaining are calls for
auto thefts, assaults
and other crimes.
The hotline is set up to
take calls from any part
of the country.
Jorge Rojas, director of
the OIJ, said he is
pleased with the
response of the citizen.
The hotline allows
callers to report crimes
without having to visit
a nearby OIJ office,
which could be time
consuming and in remote
areas almost an
impossibility.
Rojas added that the
hotline is a pilot
program and if
successful will be
expanded with more
personnel. For the time
being the hotline
operates only during
business hours, but is
hoped to be expanded
soon to operate on a 24
hour basis.
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