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January 9, 1998

Drug tip phone line in operation

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue University Police Department has inaugurated an anonymous drug tip phone line.

Effective with the start of the spring semester Monday (1/12), persons who wish to make an anonymous report on any illegal drug activity should dial 496-DRUG. That number will ring into a voice-mail recorder at police headquarters.

"The tip line will be monitored and reviewed by our personnel as well as the Tippecanoe County Drug Task Force," said Purdue police Capt. Steven Dietrich. "We were looking for a way to enable concerned students to help us locate those who abuse drugs."

He said the drug tip line came out of a recommendation from a Purdue Residence Halls study committee.

"The anonymous aspect of the line may make it easier for people to notify us," Dietrich said. "It's another tool we hope to use in our enforcement efforts."

CONTACT: Dietrich, (765) 494-8221

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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