Charlotte Crime Stoppers:
704-334-1600
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers is a program designed to help provide an anonymous means for Charlotte citizens to provide information that helps law enforcement officials make an arrest or close an open case.Campus Crime Stoppers is a program to help provide a safe and secure school environment for students, teachers and staff by providing an anonymous means for students to provide information to School Resource Officers or school officials regarding criminal or illegal activity that has occurred or may occur on a school campus.
Some of the open case crimes deliver cash rewards to callers whose information has led to an arrest. If you choose to give your name, Crime Stoppers never reveals an identity to anyone! Not the the judge. Not the jury. Nobody. Make the Call! You can help make our city and county a better place to live, and make some money at the same time. Let's put criminals where they belong... behind bars!
Crime Stoppers Results for 2006:
* 1,349 calls were made to Crime Stoppers and Campus Crime Stoppers.
* From those calls, CMPD was able to make 124 arrests and clear 134 cases.
* CMPD recovered $101,482 in property. This includes drugs, guns, cash and other stolen property.
* Approved awards totaled $19,540.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization that depends on citizen and business donations to pay for rewards. Donations can be made online or mailed to: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers - P.O. Box 34392 - Charlotte, NC 28234
Crime Stoppers notable cases from 2006:
* In January 2006, local news profiled a Kentucky Fried Chicken that had been broken into. A security camera captured a photograph of the suspect. Several callers correctly identified the suspect, which led to his arrest.
* In March 2006 police released a photograph of a suspect that was threatening to kill law enforcement officers and security officers working at Southpark Mall and Mt Airy, NC. One caller called and provided the name and address of the suspect in the photograph. Members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) were able to locate this suspect and get a confession. The suspect was not arrested due to his limited mental capacity. Three cases were cleared because of this call.
* In March 2006, information was received by Crime Stoppers that led to three arrests in the home invasion and murder of Benny Whitfield on Glenrock Drive. Keon Thomas, Jamon Black and Marcus Logan were all arrested and charged with murder.
* In July 2006, a call to Crime Stoppers led to the arrest of a breaking and entering suspect who targeted the Plaza-Midwood neighborhood. This call also led to the recovery of $2,600 in stolen guitars.
* In December 2006, a caller provided information that led to the arrest and recovery of property from a Wachovia Bank robbery.