WHAT IS CRIME STOPPERS?

WHAT IS CRIME STOPPERS?

CRIME STOPPERS IS A SAFE AND

ANONYMOUS AVENUE FOR THE PUBLIC

TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT A

CRIMINAL OFFENCE.

HOW IT ALL BEGAN… IN 1976 CANADIAN-BORN DETECTIVE GREG

MACALEESE WAS INVESTIGATING THE

HOMICIDE OF A GAS STATION ATTENDANT IN

NEW MEXICO.

HOW IT ALL BEGAN… THE INVESTIGATION REACHED A DEAD

END HE HAD A LOCAL CABLE

TELEVISION COMPANY STAGE A RE-

ENACTMENT ON LOCATION.

WITHIN 24 HOURS SEVERAL TIPS

WERE RECEIVED THAT HELPED SOLVE

THE CASE.

HOW IS CRIME STOPPERS ORGANIZED?

WE ARE A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHARITABLE

ORGANIZATION THAT IS RUN BY A

VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

CRIME STOPPERS IS COMPRISED OF DIVERSE, ACTIVE AND

DEDICATED COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. CRIME STOPPERS

PROVIDES SEVERAL METHODS FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO

RECEIVE INFORMATION ON CRIMES. THESE EFFORTS INCREASE TIPS

WHICH, IN TURN, INCREASE ARRESTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

HOW DOES THE PUBLIC LEAVE A TIP?

Call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)Online www.crimestoppersofniagara.comText 274637 (CRIMES) include “Niagara” in msg

HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?

WHAT CRIMES ARE OF INTEREST?

THE IMPACT – ITS IN THE NUMBERS1900 Arrests made 3404 Cases cleared $76,800 Rewards paid

$5,903,160 Property

recovered

$30,773,520 Drugs

seized

$36,676,680 Total $

recovered

THE PARTNERSHIP

Community

Media

Law Enforcement

PARTNERSHIPS - MEDIA

With the co-operation of localmedia, television re-enactments focus the public'sattention on local unsolvedcrimes.

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PARTNERSHIPS INITIATIVES

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Crime doesn’t pay. Crime Stoppers does!