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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every newscast we urge people to call Crime Stoppers to anonymously report crime-related information.

Whether you realize it or not, those anonymous tips do help police solve crimes.

Buddy Chapman with Crime Stoppers and Harold Collins from the Memphis Crime Commission talk about why those calls are so important.