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Article: Metro Crime Stoppers pays little for tips

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September 19, 2004
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"$ FOR TIPS," proclaims the logo on thousands of magnets stuck on business doors and filing cabinets.

"Those calling Metro Crime Stoppers might be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000," say the fliers offering money for anonymous tips in unsolved crimes.

But the local Metro Crime Stoppers isn't exactly handing out $2,000 left and right.

In all of 2002, the Baltimore-based nonprofit group paid $6,225 in rewards in the jurisdictions it serves - Baltimore city and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties, according to its tax returns, which are public record. Numbers for last year weren't available.

Anne Arundel police said they haven't had a case where Crime Stoppers paid a ...

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