Yes, agreed.

But I also do think MyNorthwood.net made some good points in his last post -- in that people who do consider taking up such an offer to "snitch" this way should certainly first just satisfy themselves that (1) they aren't wasting their time with some prankster and (2) that they take whatever precautions with the information they provide, if they really do want to remain anonymous.

Other than that, particularly if this experiment proves successful, I really do hope to see some "copy cats" of this idea make the rounds to some of the other neighborhood forums, including my own! (Do you hear me Captain Bethel / Officer Gibson?...)