Crime Stoppers

2010 continues to be an extremely busy year for Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota. At the half-way point in 2010, Crime Stoppers has posted an enviable record of success.  When compared with the program’s performance in 2009, numbers in almost every measurable statistic are up and, in places, by rather staggering amounts. Some highlights [...]

A Proven Way To Safeguard Your Home And Property Against Theft  Operation Hands Off is a unique program that creates fear and uncertainty in the mind of the criminal and creates barriers to profiting from property theft.  The program gives home owners and businesses an affordable, effective deterrent against theft. The program includes the use of highly sophisticated marking [...]

  Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota is teeing it up in Ignace for the 6th Annual Crime Stoppers Tournament on Saturday June 19th! Your $45 entry fee includes your round, a steak dinner and a shot at some terrific prizes.  For details, contact either: Charlene (807) 934-6881 or Cindy (807) 934-6871

Ontario’s Distracted Driving Law came into effect in October 2009.  Police have been issuing tickets since February 1st, 2010.  More information available throught the Ontario Ministry of Transportation site.   The distracted driving law makes it illegal for drivers to talk, text, type, dial or email using hand-held cell phones and other hand-held communications and entertainment devices. Hands-free [...]

Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota continues to post some impressive numbers.  2010 started off with a very busy January and February followed suit. Comparing February 2009 to February 2010 we see the following gains: 40% increase in the number of calls received 53% increase in the number of rewards paid 164% increase in the amount of [...]

Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota is pleased to report that 2010 is off to a very busy start.  When we compare January 2009 with January 2010, your tips resulted in a 100% increase in the number of drug related issues being solved, a 200% increase in the number of people charged with crimes [...]

A report funded by Public Safety Canada’s National Crime Prevention Centre shows link between low parental involvement and violent, delinquent youth.     Today, the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics released the report: Parenting, School Contexts and Violent Delinquency. This study examines the relationship between parental monitoring and youth violent delinquency, as well as the extent to which this [...]

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner, J.S. Elliott, has offered a glowing acknowledgement of Crime Stoppers programs and the many volunteers who contribute to the program’s success. The letter follows releases from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty commending the organization during National Crime Stoppers Month.  Specifically, the Commissioner points to the theme, “Helping [...]

Upwards of 10% of older adults are abused in some form. With 1.6 million older adults living in Ontario, there may be as many as 160,000 people being abused by people they trust. The World Health Organization defines elder abuse as: “Single or repeated acts, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within a relationship where there is an [...]