HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police have unveiled a new tool to help solve cold cases and active investigations.
Troopers announced the launch of PSP Tips, a new way for the public to share information related to active investigations, cold cases, the apprehension of wanted individuals or locating missing people.
“Assistance from the public is often vital to solving crimes or locating missing or wanted individuals,” said Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens, Deputy Commissioner of Operations. “The social media platforms, the toll-free number, and the online tip form are all easy ways to send us information that may solve a case or get a dangerous individual off the streets.”
PSP Tips includes information on nearly 100 cold case homicides, missing persons and other unsolved crimes. Featured cases include the 1973 homicide of an 8-year-old girl in Greene County, the unsolved killing in 1977 of a high school junior in Blair County, the 1981 disappearance of a Lackawanna County teenager, and the search for the children of Susan Reinert, a Montgomery County teacher found murdered near Harrisburg in 1979.
Tips could provide investigators with a long-awaited breakthrough that will finally bring closure and justice for the victim's families. Click here for the PSP Tips Facebook page.
All information submitted through PSP Tips can be provided anonymously. Tipsters can also call 1-800-4PA-TIPS.