Agent511

Owensboro's Police Department and Agent511 have begun an outreach program this month targeting youths and students in the Owensboro/ Daviess County Public School System. The program is designed to educate students about the new text message program that has been implemented by OPD. Students can now text in crime tips and non-emergency crimes to the Owensboro Police Department by texting in OPD + their message to 511511. The program has already been presented to Owensboro High School and will be presented to Daviess County High School and Apollo in the coming weeks.

Residents of Daviess and the surrounding counties can also sign up for TextBlasts from the Owensboro Police Department. Citizens can sign up for traffic alerts, crime tips, messages form crime stoppers, Amber Alerts and missing persons, and press releases. To sign up visit http://www.owensboro.org/police/.