The NYPD says it new high tech Crime Stoppers van will be rolling around the city to help solve cases, showing video of crimes or suspects right on the sides of the van. There’s also that reminder about reward money. Community advocates hope it helps to get criminals off the streets. NY1’s Dean Meminger filed this report.

"Enough is enough. This van has a price on it. It says $2,500 dollars for a solid tip. It is sad that we have to get money for it, but if it works, let's do it," says Jackie Rowe-Adams of Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E.

The new Crime Stoppers van is the first of its kind for the department. Along with the monitors built into the vehicle, it can receive live video feeds from the NYPD or other city agencies. 

"Crime Stoppers has the capability of bringing these images back to the very neighborhoods where these crimes happened. But the technology is only one part of the solution of the crime. The video is of no help unless someone sees and says something," says Police Commissioner William Bratton.

With that, police have come up with a new slogan for crime stoppers: “Your City, Your Call.”

They say the calls to 1-800-577-TIPS over the years have produced excellent information.

"With over 5,200 crimes being solved,1,400 of them murders, and they come in through our anonymous tip line. We've paid out over $1.8 million in rewards," says Susan Birnbaum of the NYC Police Foundation.

Community activists in Harlem say the Crime Stoppers van is a great concept, but that more has to be done to prevent the crimes from happening in the first place.

"We have to decide—no more. Yes, this is a good tool, but the really, really good tool are us in the community doing the right thing to save lives," says the Rev. Vernon Williams of Harlem Clergy Community Coalition.

"We are talking about our babies here, Dean. We are talking about 13, 14, 15-year-olds that have guns walking around, like free for all. They are just shooting each other, shooting. I'm really hurting. I am angry," Rowe-Adams says.

On June 11, activists are planning a “Walk for Life” in Harlem, calling for an end to gun violence.