Solving Crime Through Anonymous Tips

Crime Stoppers Coordinator and Ontario Provincial Police Constable Jason Discher spoke to the Citizen’s Police Academy in Dryden yesterday about what Crime Stoppers does and how it plays a vital role in solving crime.
When someone calls the hotline, they are never asked any personal information.
Discher says once the caller provides the information, they are given a confidential code number and are supposed to call back within 30-days to see if the tip helped police solve the case.
While numerous tips are submitted, Discher notes that not every single one guarantees a reward, but most of them do and they can reach up to $2,000.
Crime Stoppers began in 1976 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and now there are 1,200 groups world wide.