The first four months have been extremely busy for Crime Stoppers and the police agencies in our area.  Growth through January, February and March continued in April.  Comparing performance year over year, the program has seen growth in key performance indicators: the number of calls received, the number of arrests made and the amount of drugs and property recovered.

The amount of drugs taken off the streets shows almost a 200% increase over the same time period one year ago.  With only one-third of the year behind us, the numbers for recovered property are at approximately the same level reached in October last year. 

We believe the increase is directly related to the quality of the tips being received and the speed at which police is able to act on the information provided by the public.  Specific information about the first three months can be found in the following articles:

• Crime Stopper’s First Quarter Results
• Crime Stopper’s ROI
• 2010 Indicates A Busy Year For Crime Stoppers
• Crime Stoppers Reports Continued Growth

Key in this success is our ability to promote a message and our media partners continue to be most kind. Equally, our relationship with sponsors is vital in the delivery of the Crime Stoppers program. Please take a few minutes to browse through the long list of organizations assisting us in keeping our communities a little safer. You can also lend a hand with a donation and by joining us on Facebook.

Crime Stoppers is a citizen, media and police co-operative program designed to involve the public in the fight against crime. Crime Stoppers will provide citizens with a vehicle to anonymously supply the police with information to a crime they may have knowingly witnessed or a crime or potential crime to which they may have knowledge.

Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

Police say the suspect entered a storage unit and removed items used to cause the damage to the truck. The windows of the semi received extensive damage.

Police believe the crime occurred sometime between March 17th and 18th.

Information on the incident is also available at CKDR.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dryden Police or Crime Stoppers.

If you have any information that may lead to the identity and the arrest of this person, please contact Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota.

Any information provided to Crime Stoppers is done so anonymously. Crimestoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $2,000 if the information helps solve a crime. Tips can be submitted anonymously by clicking HERE, by calling 1-800-222-TIPS, or by texting ‘tip262’ followed by the information to CRIMES (274637).

The increases come on heels of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s announcement that January 2010 was “Crime Stoppers Month” (see: January is Crime Stopper’s Month).  Nationally, this meant an increase in exposure for every program.  Locally, media outlets and police partners continued to promote a message of safe communities, being aware of your neighbourhoods and reporting any situations that look suspicious. 

Looking ahead, Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota has some aggressive plans and it includes novel ways to promote our message and provide ways for individuals to keep their families and communities safe.  Crime Stoppers is counting on your continued support as we grow and improve. With better numbers and more arrests…comes higher costs and we’re hopeful you can help us out. Crime Stoppers truly appreciates any donation and we’ll happily send along a receipt for income tax purposes.  A donation to Crime Stoppers is made securely through the link on the right…or by clicking HERE.

A special thank you to the dedicated individuals in law enforcement, the many people who tirelessly volunteer their time and resources and Crime Stoppers owes a specific debt to our media partners and corporate sponsors who help keep our program effective and healthy.  Links to all can be found on our site.