Top 10 Most Wanted behind bars
A Crime Stoppers tip is landing one of Southwest Florida Crime Stopper's Top 10 Most Wanted behind bars this weekend.
An anonymous tip led Lee County Sheriff's Office to 23-year-old Jordan Cullen and her 28-year-old d Dustin Ballentine. Cullen was arrested her for violating terms of her community control following a previous arrest for dealing in stolen property. Ballentine was wanted on four felony warrants, stemming from burglary and grand theft charges... (Full Story)
Most Wanted apprehended in Lehigh Acres.
Tyrone Campbell, 42, is a convicted sex offender who has been arrested 11 times in Lee County and also several times in Collier County for grand theft auto, burglary and grand theft. He has been dodging charges of failing to appear in court and failure to register as a sex offender... The full story
Hernando County, Florida-- The "tips" started coming in just a short time after Hernando deputies sent out a Crime Stoppers bulletin on Wednesday.
Thanks to the "tips", and the hard work of Hernando deputies, Daniel Freeman was reportedly arrested just a day after the bulletin was posted... (full story)
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Crime Stoppers.
Former Tampa prosecutor Pam Bondi has been elected Florida's first female attorney general. During a recent state meeting, Bondi was one of the keynote speakers. Being very familiar with Crime Stoppers she emphasized how important the programs are to law enforcement throughout the state. Bondi stated that she would be supportive of our efforts. (read more)
In the Capital
The recent FACS meeting in Tallahassee was an opportunity to establish important relationships with our legislators. Many bills were being considered this session, which could have helped or hindered our organization. SB 7066 was one of the most serious.
The last action on the bill was on 03/09/2012 It died on calendar. If this bill had passed the courts would have taken the cream off the top of the fees collected and the rest would have to be divided among those other agencies that use court assigned fees for their funding, including the Crime Stopper Trust Fund. Fortunately there were many opponents to this bill including the Clerk of The Courts organization.
(Read the bill)
What we mean by Anonymous
Anonymous means that your name is not
known or made public. It is vital to us that our programs guarantee anonymity.
If the identity of one of our tipsters was made known it would destroythe trust Crime Stoppers has worked so hard to build with its communities.
*You will never be asked for your name.
*Your call will not be recorded.
*Numbers and online tips are not traced.
*Dont have to make a statement to police.
*You will not appear in court.
Florida Department of Corrections
Teams Up with Crime Stoppers!
The Florida Department of Corrections(FDOC) together with the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers (FACS) is making it easier for inmates, probationers and the general public to provide important information regarding Florida's most wanted fugitives.
The Department of Corrections intends to take advantage of Crime Stoppers expertise as the stateʼs leading advocate for anonymous crime reporting, to provide:
* An anonymous tip-line for the Departmentʼs inmate population to report information.
* Training on the program for inmates when they first enter the prison system.
* Informational posters in inmate housing and local corrections offices.
Get more details about this important initiative at: www.floridawanted.org
Crime Stoppers International
Statistics as of 8/16/2012
| Arrests Made | 954,462 |
| Cases Cleared | 1,389,388 |
| Rewards Paid | $111,989,657 |
| PropertyRecovered | $2,189,488,863 |
| Drugs Seized | $10,779,144,747 |
| Total Recovered | $12,968,633,610 |
| Arrests Made | 624,462 |
| Cases Cleared | 967,949 |
| Rewards Paid | $98,418,676 |
| Property Recovered | $1,121,426,183 |
| Drugs Seized | $3,001,898,811 |
| Total Recovered | $4,123,324,994 |
| Arrests Made | 4,145 |
| Cases Cleared | 9,107 |
| Rewards Paid | $536,701 |
| Property Recovered | $2,588,117 |
| Drugs Seized | $12,026,270 |
| Total Recovered | $14,614,387 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, June 19
JUNE CONFERENCE
