What We Do
Turning surveillance footage into community tips — one bulletin at a time.
Need To ID is a purpose-built platform that bridges law enforcement and the communities they protect. Agencies publish bulletins of unidentified suspects from surveillance video. The public gets targeted, local alerts — and tips flow back to investigators.
For the Community
Stay informed about your neighborhood
Browse bulletins from agencies near you, follow along on social media, or sign up for email alerts and never miss a new bulletin in your area.
Browse nearby — search bulletins by metro area, agency, or state directly on the site.
Email alerts — get notified the moment a new bulletin is published in your subscribed areas.
Social media — follow Need To ID on Facebook, X, and Instagram for bulletin posts in your feed.
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For Law Enforcement
Targeted reach without the noise
Getting surveillance images in front of the right eyes shouldn't mean flooding your agency's social media with every shoplifter or misdemeanor. Need To ID gives you a dedicated, credible channel for unidentified suspect bulletins — published to the community, indexed by geography, and separate from your agency's main presence.
Right audience, right offense — publish only bulletins that warrant community attention without cluttering your feed.
Tips routed to investigators — public responses go directly back to your agency, not into a generic inbox.
Always on, always discoverable — bulletins stay visible long after a social post would have scrolled away.
Need To ID is created and maintained by Badge Apps, a software studio building tools for law enforcement and public safety.