The Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers had a busy last year a half since gaining a new coordinator and board! As of May 15, Crime Stoppers has made 31 arrests and cleared 58 cases related to tips since the start of 2018.
In May, a wanted person, Alain Laberge, was arrested at a local motel just five hours after being featured as the Crime Stoppers Fugitive of the Week! Tipsters have the potential to get up to $1,000 for a tip.
Since the program’s inception, tip investigations have resulted in:
- Arrests: 2,840
- Property seized: $1,325,707
- Drugs seized: $1,354,012
- Reward money paid: $138,432
Crime Stoppers relies solely on donations. Donations can be monetary or time and talent. All donations are used to fund Tipster rewards, advertise the program, and pay operating costs. Recently, Fire Chief David Pennington and Police Chief Paul Williams agreed to give the donations from the Carden Circus to Crime Stoppers – over $10,000! If you would like to donate to the program, please visit springfieldmo.gov/3472/Donate to get the mailing address or to donate via Paypal.
The Crime Stoppers program mission is to make Springfield and Greene County a safer place to live, work, and be. All tip submissions are completely anonymous using a tip hotline number (417-869-TIPS [8477]), or a secure online website (P3tips.com). The P3 app available for smart phones can be downloaded via Google Play or the Apple Store.
You can stay up to date by following the Greater Springfield Area Crime Stoppers Facebook and Twitter pages. Sign up to receive email or text updates by visiting springfieldmo.gov/list.aspx and selecting Crime Stoppers.
The Crime Stoppers board recently celebrated their one-year Adopt-A-Street anniversary. They maintain Commercial Street between Division and Lyon avenues.
If you are interested in serving on the Crime Stoppers board, please contact Officer Rachel Kleemann at 417-864-1835 or rkleemann@springfieldmo.gov