Crime Stoppers: What is it?

Crime stoppers is a community program geared toward public involvement in  the fight against crime. It offers cash rewards, up to $1,000, and anonymity to  citizens who furnish information leading to the arrest and indictment of felony crime offenders and capture of felony fugitives. Additional rewards are paid for court testimony if the person is willing to testify and the states attorney  feels the testimony is needed.

How does it work?

Most of the information received by Crime Stoppers is via telephone. An  easy number, (847) 662-2222, was set up for Crime Stoppers. It is manned daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by members of the Crime Stoppers Division of the  Sheriff's department. At night and on weekends an automatic answering device is used to record any information people want to leave. If the call is a toll call,  people can call Crime Stoppers collect. When a call is received by Crime  Stoppers, it is logged with date, time, and a brief summary of the caller's information. Callers are furnished with a secret code number which is used in subsequent transactions. Callers remain anonymous, with no pressure to reveal their identity, and still collect their rewards. If a caller's information results in the arrest and indictment of an offender or apprehension of a fugitive, contact will be made with the caller and arrangments made so that the person can receive his award in cash and preserve his anonymity.

How are the rewards paid?

A board of prominent citizens oversees the Crime Stoppers program and  approves the rewards to be paid, based on information presented by the Police coordinators; however, this board is presented the facts and the code number is  the only identifier used.
How do you benefit from this program? Crime  stoppers is successful in helping the Police solve felony cases and recover  stolen merchandise. Many millions of dollars of stolen property has already been  recovered from throughout Lake County, Northern Illinois and Wisconsin.
Who  funds Crime Stoppers? Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit organization and is funded  primarily by private donations of money, goods or services from members of the  public including individuals, corporations, clubs, associations, retailers, and other organizations. All contributions are tax-deductible.

Media Involvement

In order to publicize the Crime Stoppers program and maintain a high profile in the community, a specific unsolved felony crime is selected each week and video taped. This Crime Of The Week is shown on cable television and on  radio each day. The Crime Of The Week is also featured in many newspapers. The Crime Of The Week keeps public interest in Crime Stoppers at a high level and  helps locate witnesses to the crime who did not realize he or she was an actual  witness to the crime. Crime Stoppers does not pay for the TV and radio time or  newspaper space. All production expenses and airtime costs are absorbed by the co-operating media.

Does it work?

Yes!!!

Lake County Crime Stoppers has solved thousands of felony cases and  recovered over 7 million dollars worth of stolen property and illicit narcotics. Thousands of dollars in rewards have been paid to the many callers to Lake County Crime Stoppers, for the information which has resulted in the arrests and indictments.

All the communities of Lake County benefit from the efforts  of Crime Stoppers, from Antioch to Barrington, and from Highland Park to  Winthrop Harbor. Crime Stoppers takes information about crime anywhere in Lake  County.

Crime Stoppers works with every police department in Lake County by forwarding the information to those agencies for investigation. Lake County  Crime Stoppers would like to thank the Sheriff of Lake County for providing a  detective and office space to Crime Stoppers.

CASH REWARDS UP TO $1,000.00

WE WANT YOUR INFORMATION-NOT YOUR NAME

847-662-2222

To leave a confidential tip, email us at  crimestoppers@co.lake.il.us
Anonymity not guaranteed if using email