We Accept Crime Tips

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This page is not for reporting a crime. Do not attempt to contact us by email for reporting a crime.

If you would like to report suspicious circumstances that are occurring now with no immediate threat to persons or property, please contact our Communications Center at any time using our business number by calling (714) 548-3212.

If you have information regarding a crime that has occurred, or you believe will occur, within the city of Westminster and would like to report this information anonymously to the police department, e-mail or call us. Please relay as much specific information as possible regarding:

  • Suspect(s) name
  • Suspect(s) age or date of birth
  • Suspect(s) address
  • Suspect(s) physical description (sex, race, height, weight, hair & eye color etc.)
  • Suspect(s) clothing description (hats, shirts, pants, jewelry etc.)
  • Suspect(s) places of frequency (work, school, bars or hangouts)
  • Suspect(s) vehicles or method(s) of transportation (cars, bus, motorcycle, on foot etc.)
  • Suspect(s) Vehicle description (Color, Make, Model, Year, unusual marks etc.)
  • What crime occurred
  • Location of Crime
  • Date and Time that Crime occurred (if possible)
  • If the crime involved weapons, narcotics, or gangs
  • Any pertinent information regarding the crime

If you choose to give your name, please leave as much of the following information about yourself as possible:

  • Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Address
  • Work Phone Number
  • Home Phone Number
  • Cell Phone Number
  • Best times to contact you


Submit An Anonymous Tip - OCCrimeStoppers.org

Online

Easily submit a tip online or follow up on the tip using the links below:

Submit Online | Follow Up

By Phone

Call the following number to submit a tip with a simple phone call:

1-855-TIP-OCCS
(1-855-847-6227)

Through the App

Download the P3 app from the App Store or Play Store. Tap New Tip, fill out the required information, and submit your tip.

If you would like to report fraud anonymously, members of the public and city employees can submit a tip using one of the three methods listed above.


(Please leave a message at the phone numbers listed below if you call after hours and no one answers the phone.)

TYPES OF CRIME CONTACT
Robbery / Homicide

Detective M. Pierson -mpierson@westminster-ca.gov

Detective M. Lopez -mlopez@westminster-ca.gov

Crime Against Persons
Robbery, Assaults, Domestic Violence, etc.
Sergeant E. Esqueda -eesqueda@westminster-ca.gov
Gangs
Any gang related crime/information

Detective A. Travis -atravis@westminster-ca.gov

Detective N. Jezulin -njezulin@westminster-ca.gov

Crimes Against Property
ID Theft, Burglaries, Vehicle Thefts, etc.
Sergeant M. Harvey -mharvey@westminster-ca.gov

Special Investigations Unit

Narcotics, Vice

Detective A. Lopez -alejandrolopez@westminster-ca.gov

Fraud

Detective H. Tran -henrytran@westminster-ca.gov