Poker Solves Crimes

Considering all the people getting tossed in jail for running home games and such I found this story of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Crime Stoppers, handing out poker chips and playing cards to inmates getting out of prison.

Inmates who are being booked out of jail will receive poker chips that have been modified to include the Crime Stoppers’ Crime Reporting tip line, 1-800-226-TIPS (8477).

The idea behind the half dollar size red disks is to remind inmates to spread the Crime Stopper message, after they leave the jail, no matter how long they stay, even if the inmate has bonded out immediately.

Inmates in the Polk County Jail are given decks of Crime Stopper Cold Case playing cards that display a number of unsolved crimes that have occurred in Polk County. In addition to the cards, a continuously looped video displaying unsolved crimes is shown on jail television monitors.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the poker chip is something they can keep in their pocket to reinforce the Crime Stopper message when they leave.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is the first agency distributing the poker chips.

“It’s not a gamble to turn in a criminal, it’s a sure bet,” Judd said.

— via PolkOnline

Is there anything poker can’t do?