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Crime Stoppers encourages members of the community to assist local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime by overcoming the two key elements that inhibit community involvement: fear and apathy.

Crime Stoppers provides an anonymous, tip line and Web Tips to encourage citizens in the community to volunteer vital information helpful to law enforcement agencies to fight against crime.

Callers can remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 if the information given leads to an arrest of a fugitive or solves an unsolved crime in which either an arrest is made or an arrest warrant is issued for the suspect.

Monies to fund the Crime Stoppers Reward Program comes from people like you... and businesses... special events... the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund...and special law enforcement funds (related to repossessed property and forfeiture sales). We do not receive any government funding. Your taxes do not pay for Crime Stoppers. This is truly a community-based program...

SUBMIT YOUR TIPS THROUGH OUR NEW SECURE "TEXT MESSAGING"

HERES WHAT YOU DO.

JUST TEXT: YOUR MESSAGE- TO: CRIMES(274637) Keyword-Tip109

EXAMPLE: TO: 274637 -(CRIMES)
TIP109 JOHN DOE IS SELLING DRUGS IN SARASOTA.

THATS IT! YOU WILL THEN GET AN AUTOMATED REPLY WITH A UNIQUE CODE FOR YOUR TIP. THE CRIME STOPPERS TEAM WILL THEN BE ABLE TO REPLY TO YOU IF THEY REQUIRE MORE INFORMATION OR TO INFORM YOU ABOUT A REWARD.

YOU CAN ADD INFO TO YOUR TIP BY SIMPLY REPLYING TO THE MESSAGES, YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO TYPE IN "TIP109" AGAIN. JUST THE FIRST TIME.

ALL TEXT MESSAGES ARE RUN THROUGH A SECURE SERVER IN CANADA AND NO CALLER I.D. INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED WITH THE TIP. YOU ARE COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS.