Crime Stoppers – Social Media Terms Of Use

This is an official Facebook page of Crime Stoppers Canada. This page was created to provide people who live and work in the area, or others with an interest in the Crime Stoppers, access to information about Crime Stoppers and a platform to interact with Crime Stoppers. This page is monitored and managed by Crime Stoppers.

Comments posted by others on the Crime Stoppers Facebook page(s) are not to be considered the opinion of Crime Stoppers nor does Crime Stoppers endorse any third-party comments on this page.

Crime Stoppers Canada welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page.

In case of emergency, or if you need police assistance, dial 9-1-1.

Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a crime contact Crime Stoppers or contact the officer indicated for a particular case. For anonymous tips, click on the “Leave A Tip” tab on the top left of the page to take you to our secure online anonymous tip submit form.

Before posting on this page, please review the terms below:

  • A posting on this page constitutes acceptance of these terms.
  • If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing yourself in the position of becoming a witness in court proceedings. All anonymous tips must be submitted through the anonymous tip submission forms online on local Crime Stoppers web sites, using the Facebook Leave A Tip tab on Facebook pages, by text message my approved mobile phone apps or by phone.
  • The acceptance of a friend invite between Crime Stoppers members and a citizen does not indicate endorsement of that person’s actions or comments.
  • Crime Stoppers reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by Crime Stoppers.

  • Crime Stoppers reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including comments that:

    • defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others,
    • include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence, vulgarity, spam or advertisements,
    • have personal information about another person or that violate a person’s privacy interests,
    • include copyrighted material belonging to another person,
    • contain links to inappropriate or offensive web sites.
  • Crime Stoppers does not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than members of Crime Stoppers.
  • If you have photos or videos you’d like to share on this page, contact a Crime Stoppers Social Media Director at http://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/contact
  • Postings are subject to all applicable Federal and Provincial or State legislation. This includes, but is not limited, to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Criminal Code, Police Service Act, Human Rights Code, and any law that applies in the jurisdiction where any matter comes to the attention of investigating authorities.