DPNR Launches App to Help Residents Anonymously Report Suspicious and Illegal Activity Affecting Territory's Natural Resources
- Staff Consortium
- September 18, 2020
The Department of Planning & Natural Resources has announced the launch of a new reporting app that allows users to submit anonymous tips about illegal or suspicious activity that could harm the territory's natural resources. The USVI DPNR Hotline is now available on the web and as an app on your smart phone. DPNR encouraged the public to download the app “USVI DPNR Hotline” from the Apple App Store of the Android Google Play Store which allows them to submit photos, videos, a description, and location of the activity in question. Once reported, an encoded line of communication is opened between the tipster and a DPNR representative which allows for a follow-up conversation, the department said. "This reporting form is also available on the DPNR website at https://dpnr.vi.gov/home/dpnr-hotline/ which allows for the same functionality without the use of a smart phone," DPNR said. Some examples of tips that could be submitted include: building without permits, leaking chemicals, ac...
