Crimes Happen Every Day And Unfortunately Many Of Them Go Unsolved. Shreveport Police Officers Say They Often Times Turn To Crime Stoppers So Citizens Can Provide Information To Lead To An Arrest. But Even With Billboards Displaying The Number And The Countless Times The Media Mentions Crime Stoppers, One Has To Wonder... Does It Really Work?

Jim Taliaferro
Of Course It Works Of Course It Works. It Works Because People Get Involved, It Works Because You Play A Vital Part In The Dissemination Of Information

In Feb Crime Stoppers Gave Over 7,000 Dollars In Rewards, Cleared 16 Cases And Made 15 Arrests. Taliaferro Says A Tipster Will Call In....

And From There He Will Enter Any Information On A Crime The Individual Has In The Appropriate Field Of A Software System Called Tip Soft.

If You Are Worried About Staying Anonymous The Crime Stoppers Team Says They Really Don't Care Who You Are. The Only Thing They Care About Is Solving The Crime.

Jim
Not Everybody Calling Into To Crime Stoppers Is An Upstanding Citizen Do We Have Crooks Calling Absolutely. So We Try To Protect Everyone's Identity And The Reason We Take That Position Is Because We Truly Don't Care Who You Are.

To Prove That A Call Is Anonymous, I Called The Crime Stopper Number From My Personal Cell Phone And It Came Up Unknown. If You Do Provide A Tip That Leads To An Arrest You Have To Call Crime Stoppers Back With Your Tip Number And They Will Orchestrate A Time For You To Pick Up Your Money From A Bank That They Have A Secret Partnership With.

Jim
The Bank Has No Clue Who You Are Because I Don't Know Who You Are. All The Bank Knows Is That You Are 274434. Sp Typically There Are Certain Ways That We Protect Your Identity And Anonymity.

So It Turns Out Crime Stoppers Does Work And It Is Very Successful. So The Next Time You Have A Tip On A Crime...Don't Be Afraid To Call 673-7373.