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Article: [ Crime Stoppers coordinator encourages callers ]
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- The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Article date:
- February 24, 2002
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Decline: The number
of crimes solved and rewards paid was below average in fiscal year
2001
By Tim Hrenchir
The Capital-Journal
Crime doesn't pay, but Crime Stoppers does.
The program offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that
helps authorities solve crimes or seize illegal drugs.
Since it was started in 1981, authorities say tips to Crime
Stoppers of Topeka Inc. have solved an average of 61 crimes per
fiscal year. The local program has paid out an annual average of more
than $9,000 in rewards.
More recently, however, those totals have been down. In the past
fiscal year, which ended Oct. 1, Crime Stoppers tips solved 21 crimes
and led to the payout of $5,850 in reward money.
The ...