Crime stoppers how does it work

You can check the status of your tip, add information, upload video or photos by going to www. In the meantime, we pass your anonymous information onto the appropriate law enforcement agency, which takes action based on your information and reports back to us on whether it led to the solving or prevention of a crime. To check on the status of your tip, call and give us your code number, we check with law enforcement to see whether your information was useful.

If it was, you receive a cash reward. To receive that reward, we instruct you to go to a designated bank at a specified location on a certain date to pick up your reward. Rewards are paid out in cash, no matter what the amount. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St.

Tammany, Plaquemines and Washington Parishes. Any mention of the Crimestoppers reward must be done through Crimestoppers, unless approved in writing by the organization. Crimestoppers has given permission to their partner law enforcement agencies to include our tagline on all media alerts sent out by law enforcement when reporting a felony incident. Our tagline reads: " Anyone with infomation on this crime is urged to call Crimestoppers at or 1 STOP.

A reward will be paid once the investigating law enforcement agency supplies Crimestoppers written verification that a tip helped lead to the arrest of a suspect. Rewards can be split on any given case depending on the information provided and law enforcement's disposition of all tips received. For a fuller explanation of these principles, help us to help you by reading and understanding [the information in this link].

Crime Stoppers of Hamilton Inc. Members of the public are encouraged through the offer of a reward and the guarantee of anonymity to provide information that may assist law enforcement agencies to solve crime. Information provided to Crime Stoppers is not traceable back to the person who provided it. Once received, it is passed on to the proper authorities. If the information leads to a positive outcome, the person who provided the information will be eligible for a cash reward, which is paid anonymously.

The amount of the award depends upon the significance of the information and severity of the crime. Call our direct line at 1 TIPS You will be assigned a special code number PIN which you will identify yourself with in all future dealings with Crime Stoppers.

Your call will not be traced nor recorded. There could be many reasons for the process taking time: the information may be crucial to a larger investigation where action may take place later on, the information may remain on file which helps to solve crime at a later date, or more information may be required before action can be taken.

Get cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. Follow up with more information through our anonymous two-way communication.

Learn which information we cannot use and who to contact if we cannot help you. Read all about our anonymity guarantee. Give information. Most Wanted. Rewards for information. Back to Give information. Other sections What exactly do we mean by anonymity? Our guarantee of anonymity Rewards for information What we do with your information Information we cannot use How to log into two-way communication Most Wanted About Most Wanted. Volunteer Donate.