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Audio Transcript

Mollie Halpern: Fugitives are in hiding.

But now, they’re in the palm of your hand.

The new FBI Wanted mobile application provides the public with quick and easy access to profiles, photographs, and more about FBI wanted fugitives.

Information is also available about kidnapped and missing persons, including children.

The app is free and is compatible with Apple and Android devices such as smartphones and iPads.

Chris Allen is the chief of the Investigative Publicity and Public Affairs Unit.

Chris Allen: The goal is to put the Wanted poster in front of as many people as you can. So that used to be putting a Wanted poster in a post office, because that’s where people were. And now, we’re going where the people are—and that’s mobile applications. 

Halpern: Supervisory Special Agent Karen Marinos…

Karen Marinos: We rely heavily on public reporting. This application is a great tool—it provides them a very easy way to get a hold of us, whether they want to type in a tip or call us.

Halpern: Tips can be anonymous. Download the app using Google Play or the Apple App Store. With FBI, This Week, I’m Mollie Halpern of the Bureau.