Crime-fighting kiosks now available in Super Walmart in Pascagoula and Gulfport

As technology advances so do the different ways crooks can carry out their crimes.

- - as technology advances, so do - the different ways crooks - carry out their crimes, but as- news 25's toni miles shows us,- crime stoppers, area businesses- and investigators - have teamed up to forge yet - another new way to fight - and- solve - crimes.

- - it's the holiday season, and- while many people are out - shopping for gifts and making - plans to spend christmas with - their loved ones, there are - others- who are victims of crime, or- missing their loved ones due- to criminal acts, but crime - fighters are hoping some new- kiosks-like the one unveiled- here friday at the pascagoula - walmart super center - will hel- them pick up new tips and - information to help solve these- cases.- sergeant shane bozeman, jackson- county sheriff's department:- "everybody goes to walmart so hopefully, they'll come in and- take notice to this, and- possibly be able to help us wit- some of our cases, by being abl- to put in an- anonymous tip and being able to- collect some money off those- anonymous tips if it- helps lead to an arrest."

Mississippi power is plugged- into these crime-fighting - kiosks, - providing funding - and retail- giant walmart has - provided the setting at several- south mississippi store - locations.- lori massey, coordinator, - mississippi coast crime - stoppers: - "walmart has been an excellent community partner.

When you hav- shoppers come - and walk through walmart, we're- hoping that they'll look and- they'll see people who- are wanted, people who are- missing, so we can get some - - - - community information."

Toni miles, news 25: "this kios in pascagoula is the second one- to be set - up in the state.

The first one- was set up in biloxi, and later- on friday morning,- another kiosk was set up in - gulfport.

Although these kiosks- are easily accessible,- - all tips remain anonymous."

Sergeant shane bozeman, jackson- county sheriff's department: "w can't - solve cases without the public'- help.

Many of our cases, people- are scared to - - - talk to us.

This will help.

- they can put in the information- they know anonymously,- that may point us in the right- direction to help us solve- cases."

From porch pirate crimes to ban- robberies on display, - anyone can help put alleged - offenders behind bars - where they belong...right at th- tips of their fingers.- lori massey, coordinator, - mississippi coast crime - stoppers: "they have the scan right here that - you can put your phone right up- to or we have our free- app, or they can call our call- center if they're not able to d- the app."

In pascagoula, toni miles, news- 25.