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Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Incorporated News and Events |
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P.O. Box 1119, Owen Sound, ON N4K 6K6 Phone 519-371-6078 Media Contact - OPP Constable Dean Rutherford, Police Coordinator - Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. |
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JANUARY 2010 IS INTERNATIONAL CRIME STOPPERS MONTH! GREY BRUCE PROGRAM REACHES SEVERAL MILESTONES DURING VERY SUCCESSFUL 2009 The year 2009 was a year of milestones for Crime Stoppers of Grey Inc. and once again showed that the program represents community policing at its’ best. In today’s modern world there have been three innovative investigative tools that have greatly influenced the way police solve crime - Fingerprints, DNA, and Crime Stoppers. Each year Crime Stoppers programs around the world celebrate Crime Stoppers Month in January to highlight successes and promote their crime fighting initiatives. In 2009 Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. reached three very significant milestones, namely: · Surpassed the $30 Million mark in seized drugs since inception in 1987 · Surpassed the 10,000 mark in tips received since inception in 1987 · Surpassed the $200,000.00 mark in rewards approved since inception in 1987 Crime Stoppers International, the umbrella organization for Crime Stoppers programs throughout the world, has established itself as reputable force in the battle against international crime. "As a non-governmental organization, CSI is lending its expertise to security authorities at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver by seeking assistance from the public in reporting criminal information which may negatively impact the Olympic and Paralympic games", Gary Murphy, the President of Crime Stoppers International is quoted as saying. “Crime Stoppers International is a global partner in the fight against crime and terrorism. With our world-wide grass roots intelligence base, we are at the forefront with anonymous information that assists law enforcement across the globe,” Cumulative totals of the 1,200 programs worldwide have resulted in the seizure of drugs and recovery of stolen property totaling in excess of $9 Billion. Letters of recognition have been received from Prime Minister Stephen Harper, RCMP Commissioner William J.S. Elliott, Premier Dalton McGuinty, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Rick Bartolucci, and OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino all extolling the great success of Crime Stoppers programs throughout the province. Crime Stoppers is a civilian community organization devised to acquire information that assists law enforcement agencies in the resolution of crime. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $2,000.00 for information leading to the arrest of criminals, recovery of stolen property, and/or seizure of illegal drugs while maintaining total anonymity to the caller and complete confidentiality of the tip. Crime Stoppers is helping to make our community and schools safer through a unique program that began in New Mexico 34 years ago. Crime Stoppers was created by private citizens in an effort to provide crime-solving assistance to law enforcement and is based on the principle that “someone other than the criminal” has information that would solve a crime. The Crime Stoppers Program is made up of three essential elements - the community, the media, and law enforcement. The community is involved through its local Board of Directors and through those community members who provide tip information and funds for the maintenance of the program. The media publicizes case re-enactments or details about a case not yet solved or a person wanted on a warrant. Law enforcement receives the anonymous tip information from our office staff and follows the information through to its conclusion. In Grey and Bruce Counties the local program was formed in May of 1987. It is a fully functioning, registered, incorporated charity. All of Crime Stoppers activities in Grey and Bruce are paid for by the fund-raising activities of the Board of Directors, made up of concerned volunteer members of our community. The day-to-day activities of the program are overseen by South Bruce OPP Constable Dean Rutherford. “I am very proud of the many accomplishments and milestones reached over the past year” said Rutherford. “These accomplishments would not have been possible without the dedication and efforts of our volunteer members both past and present as well our media, law enforcement and community partners”. Constable Rutherford also added, “Crime Stoppers month allows us to publicize the success of our program through statistics and also allows our program to say thank you to the citizens of Grey and Bruce. Because we guarantee the anonymity of callers to our program we cannot advertise individual success stories by telling the media that a particular major crime was solved as a result of a Crime Stoppers tip. I can however tell you that over the course of the past year we have shut down major drug operations, arrested several wanted persons and provided police with valuable intelligence information as a result of tips to our program”. Robert Robson, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. looks forward to 2010 with a keen anticipation of expanding its’ volunteer membership. “We welcome any member of the public who wishes to become involved in our great organization to give us a call. By being involved in Crime Stoppers you will in a sense become a stakeholder in the battle against crime.” If you are interested in having a guest speaker talk about Crime Stoppers, or wish to learn more about how to get involved in the program, you can contact the Administration Office at 519-371-6078 or visit their website at crimestop-gb.org Crime Stoppers offers up to $2,000 for information that assists law enforcement in the solving of crime or the seizure of stolen goods and/or illegal drugs. Callers can call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Callers do not have to provide their name or appear in court. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display. MEDIA CONTACT: OPP Constable Dean RutherfordPolice Coordinator - Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc.Phone 519-371-6078 Cell 519-379-0177crimestopgb@bmts.com
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Crime Stoppers World Wide Statistics as of December 31, 2009 Rewards Paid $93,885,570 Cases Cleared 1,265,964 Arrests 812,493 Property Recovered $1,952,653,377 Narcotics Seized $7,096,726,550 Total Dollar Value Recovered $9,049,379,927 |
Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Statistics for 2009 Tip Reports 514 Cases Cleared 36 Arrests 51 Rewards Approved $9,525 Rewards Paid $1,775 Property Recovered $58,085 Narcotics Seized $3,115,705 Total Dollar Value Recovered $3,173,790
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Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Statistics Since Inception in 1987 Tip Reports 10,020 Cases Cleared 2,379 Arrests 1,319 Rewards Approved $202,875 Property Recovered $3,336,302 Narcotics Seized $31,162,259 Total Dollar Value Recovered $34,498,561
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For distribution on Thursday November 5th, 2009
Crime Stoppers Works to Prevent Crime During the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
November 5, 2009 -- The Canadian Crime Stoppers Association (CCSA), member of Crime Stoppers International, has partnered up with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and is seeking assistance from the Canadian public in reporting criminal information that may negatively impact the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Crime Stoppers is a civilian, non profit, charitable organization that brings together in a tripartite relationship the police services of a community, the media, and the community in the fight against crime. Crime Stoppers provides citizens with the ability to supply the police anonymously with information about a crime or potential crime of which they have knowledge. “We are asking for help from the Canadian public in reporting any information that could help prevent criminal activity during the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games,” says CCSA Chair Ralph Page. Please call the Crime Stoppers TIPS line to report any criminal activity that could potentially impact the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or text a message using Keyword "BCTIP" to 274637 (CRIMES). You can also report a tip through the website: www.solvecrime.ca. Cash rewards are available to people who call the program and their information leads to an arrest. For more information, go to www.canadiancrimestoppers.org MEDIA CONTACT: OPP Constable Dean RutherfordPolice Coordinator - Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc.Phone 519-371-6078crimestopgb@bmts.com
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MEDIA CONTACT: OPP Constable Dean RutherfordPolice Coordinator - Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc.Phone 519-371-6078crimestopgb@bmts.com
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Crime Stoppers Announces New Technology Allowing for On-Line "Web Tips" Media Release April 2, 2008 Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce has recently announced that they will now be able to receive confidential tips via the world-wide web. Crime Stoppers is a community based program that allows the public to anonymously report information that could assist law enforcement in the solving of crime while at the same time allowing the tipster to earn a cash reward of up to $2,000.00. Traditionally calls have been received by telephone, however as Program Coordinator OPP Constable Dean Rutherford states "it's time to get with the times". "We realize that there are those in today's generation who feel more comfortable in front of a computer than on a telephone and therefore we've introduced technology that will allow tipsters to provide information through a secure web-site." Rutherford said. 22 of the 38 Crime Stoppers programs in Ontario are now utilizing web-tips and have reported great success in the process. Instead of picking up a phone and dialing 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) tipsters will have the option of contacting a "secure" server and typing in the information. Tipsters will be afforded the opportunity to provide their own code number or one will be provided for them. The quickest way to hook up to the secure server is to log on to the Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce web-site at www.crimestop-gb.org and click onto the web-tip icon. Tipsters can also access it through the online portal located at www.tipsubmit.com. "I realize that some people may have concerns about the security of web-tips (hackers etc.)" said Rutherford "however I'm assured that the online portal is a very security hardened server which gets tested and certified daily by the world's largest server security auditing firm and recent technology allows us to keep all data on the server encrypted at all times." Benefits of the "web-tips" include the capability of two way dialogue and the capability of reporting a tip on a computer from anywhere in the world. "Anonymity is the cornerstone of the Crime Stoppers Program" says Rutherford, "and whether it's a telephone call or a web-tip our #1 priority is maintaining that anonymity" "It's your information we want, not your name". MEDIA CONTACT: OPP Constable Dean RutherfordPolice Coordinator - Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc.Phone 519-371-6078crimestopgb@bmts.com
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HANOVER WAL-MART DONATES BAIL-A-THON PROCEEDS TO CRIME STOPPERS OF GREY BRUCE |
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Pictured left to right: Brad Watts-Assistant Manager; Mary Stortini-Chair of the Fundraising Committee for Hanover Wal-Mart; accepting the cheque on behalf of Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. is Rick Dodd-Director. On May 12, 2006 the Hanover Wal-Mart held a "Bailathon" in their store in which many of the management staff were temporary "jailed" to raise funds on behalf of Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce. The store staff and patrons raised an amazing $1,318.00 which was matched by the Wal-Mart Corporation for a total donation of $2,637.08. MEDIA CONTACT: OPP Constable Dean RutherfordPolice Coordinator – Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc.Phone 519-371-6078
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OWEN SOUND STAPLES BUSINESS DEPOT DONATES A LAPTOP COMPUTER TO CRIME STOPPERS OF GREY BRUCE.
Pictured left to right: Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Coordinator OPP Constable Dean Rutherford; Todd Griffith-Business Support Manager at Staples; Syd Austin-General Manager at Staples; Gerard Boucher-Chairman of Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce. Staples Business Depot in Owen Sound recently continued their corporate support to Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. when they donated a lap top computer to the local crime fighting organization. The computer will be used for power point presentations on Crime Stoppers and crime awareness presentations. MEDIA CONTACT: OPP Constable Dean RutherfordPolice Coordinator – Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc.Phone 519-371-6078
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THE CRIME STOPPERS OF GREY BRUCE BAIL-A-THON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2005 Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce will be hosting a fun filled fundraiser called the 2005 Bail-a-Thon, which will be held in the Centre Court of Heritage Place Shopping Centre, Owen Sound, on October 19th from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Defendants will receive a “summons” charging them with a specific offence, be asked to appear before a celebrity “judge” and, after being declared guilty, be sentenced to “jail” until a specific amount of bail money is raised. Trials take about 10 – 15 minutes. Each “jailbird” is asked to raise some or all of their bail money prior to their court date – pledge sheets will be provided. The prisoner will have access to a phone in the jail to call family, friends, and business associates for donations. The persons called can make pledges on the phone or people in attendance can make pledges on the spot. The whole idea of this fundraiser is of course to raise funds for Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce while at the same time having a lot of fun. The jailbirds are encouraged to “ham it up” if they wish, (Defendants have been known to show up with blow up dolls as legal counsel because they couldn’t afford a lawyer, or in some cases the Defendants have been asked to sing for their freedom). Some of the celebrity judges include Owen Sound Mayor Ruth Lovell, Saugeen Shores Mayor Mark Kraemer, Charlie Fitch, and Dave Carr. You can help support Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce by sponsoring a jailbird by either pledging to have them bailed out of, (or kept in), jail. Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce relies heavily on fund raising activities such as the Bail-a-Thon and depends on donations to help finance the day-to-day operations of the program and, most importantly, to pay our “tipsters” who provide valuable information to law enforcement agencies. Our Board of Directors is made up of concerned volunteer members of the community. Crime Stoppers does not receive any government funding, other than grants to pay for our after-hours answering service. The local program is a fully functioning, registered, incorporated charity and, as such, issues income tax receipts for any donations received. In Grey and Bruce Counties, the local highly successful program was formed in May 1987. Since that date, we have received tips which resulted in 1,123 arrests, 2,171 cases solved, $20,540,892 in drugs and stolen property recovered, and a total of $159,075 in rewards allocated. MEDIA CONTACT: OPP Constable Dean RutherfordPolice Coordinator – Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc.Phone 519-371-6078
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And The Winner Is.......
Left to right: Taun Frosst - Bluewater Sales & Services; Betty Bender – Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce; Diane Snyder – Bruce Tractor & Lawn Care; Phil Saunders – John Deere Ltd; Gerry Boucher – Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc. Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce held their ATV Raffle draw on Wednesday November 10th at 12:00 noon. The draw took place at Bruce Tractor & Lawn Care outside of Walkerton. Bruce Tractor provided great support to the local Crime Stoppers organization therefore it was only fitting that Phil Saunders, representing John Deere, pulled the winning ticket for the grand prize from the barrel. The lucky first prize winner of a John Deere “Buck” Utility ATV was Lloyd Rowbotham of RR#4 Creemore. Lloyd purchased his winning ticket while attending this year’s International Plowing Match in Meaford. The second prize presented was a Toshiba 32” flat screen TV courtesy of Leon’s of Owen Sound and the lucky ticket drawn belonged to Bruce Farr of RR #1 Guelph. Mr. Farr also purchased his ticket while attending the International Plowing Match. The third prize was a 21 Speed mountain bike donated by Tom Stewart of Southampton and the winning ticket was owned by Steve Gallinger of Woodstock. All proceeds from the draw will go directly to the general fund of Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce for use in the everyday operations of the program as well as the payment of rewards. Crime Stoppers is a civilian community organization devised to acquire information that assists law enforcement agencies in the resolution of crime. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of criminals, recovery of stolen property, and the seizure of illegal drugs while maintaining total anonymity to the caller and complete confidentiality of the tip. Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce wishes to thank everyone for supporting our raffle and in particular Bruce Tractor & Lawn Care, Bluewater Sales & Services in Port Elgin, Leon's Furniture in Owen Sound, Tom Stewart & Son in Southampton, and Tim Horton’s in Walkerton. MEDIA CONTACT: OPP Constable Dean RutherfordPolice Coordinator – Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce Inc.Phone 519-371-6078
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