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Any Niagara Resident may choose to either call, type or text your tip to Crime Stoppers.
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To ensure your information and identity remains anonymous, Crime Stoppers Niagara invites you to follow the steps below.
CALL: toll free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) anywhere in North America.
TYPE: To enter a tip online, please use this form.
For reward purposes, you will be given a unique code number. Do not disclose it to anyone other than the tip operator when you call the Crime Stopper’s for an update.
After you have sent your tip, a confirmation reference number will be given or sent to you. This reference number allows you to follow up with Crime Stoppers at a later date to see whether the tip resulted in an arrest. Do not lose or disclose this number to anyone except Crime Stoppers.
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Arrests: 124,106
Cases Cleared: 132,418
• Rewards Paid: $8,054,391
• Arson Loss Value: $16,472,779
• Property Recovered: $303,027,822
• Drugs Seized: $1,918,401,534
•Total Dollars Recovered: $2,221,419,356
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[av_heading heading=’How to Stop, Solve and Prevent Crime – Together’ tag=’h1′ style=’blockquote modern-quote’ subheading_active=’subheading_below’ show_icon=” icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ size=’40’ av-medium-font-size-title=” av-small-font-size-title=” av-mini-font-size-title=” subheading_size=’20’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” icon_size=” av-medium-font-size-1=” av-small-font-size-1=” av-mini-font-size-1=” color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#3d3d3d’ subheading_color=” seperator_color=” icon_color=” margin=” margin_sync=’true’ padding=’10’ icon_padding=’10’ headline_padding=” headline_padding_sync=’true’ link=” link_target=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” av_uid=’av-aykr1′ sc_version=’1.0′ admin_preview_bg=”]
Crime Stoppers is a unique program that offers an anonymous platform for individuals to report criminal activities without directly involving themselves in the investigation process. This program operates separately from the emergency telephone number system and other standard methods of contacting the police, providing a secure way for members of the community to provide valuable information to the authorities. Crime Stoppers programs are operated in many communities worldwide, including Niagara.
The concept of Crime Stoppers was initiated after the fatal shooting of Michael Carmen while he was working one night at a local filling station in Albuquerque, New Mexico in July of 1976. This incident led to the creation of the first Crime Stoppers program, which has since been successfully implemented in various regions around the world. The Crime Stoppers program offers a range of benefits to the community, including increased safety and security, as well as the opportunity to participate in crime prevention efforts without risking personal safety or privacy.
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If you witness a crime or suspect criminal activity in your community, don’t hesitate to call Crime Stoppers at the toll-free number 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers is a program that allows members of the community to provide anonymous information about criminal activity. It is separate from the emergency telephone number system or other standard methods of contacting the police, which allows individuals to provide crime-solving assistance to the authorities without being directly involved in the investigation process.
In addition to cyberbullying, teen violence, illegal drug activities, sexual assault, date rape, gang activities, human trafficking, thefts, robberies, and illegal dumping, there are many other criminal activities that warrant a call to Crime Stoppers. These include but are not limited to identity theft, fraud, hate crimes, animal cruelty, and firearms offenses. If you witness any suspicious activity or behavior, even if you’re not sure whether it’s a crime or not, report it to Crime Stoppers. Your information could be a vital clue to solving a major crime or preventing a dangerous situation from escalating.
Remember, Crime Stoppers guarantees anonymity, so you can feel safe and secure when making a report. If you overheard someone bragging about having committed a crime or know someone who is driving a stolen car, hiding from the police, or is involved in any criminal activity, please call Crime Stoppers. Even if you just see something that doesn’t look right, like a strange car or a person acting sneaky, don’t hesitate to call.
Don’t wait until it’s too late to report suspicious activities or criminal behavior. Help us keep our community safe by being a voice for justice while remaining anonymous. Together, we can make a difference in our neighborhoods and ensure that everyone can live without fear of crime.
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CONTACTING CRIME STOPPERS – 24/7
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CONTACTING CRIME STOPPERS – 24/7
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Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) to report criminal activity anonymously. You will be assigned a special code number (PIN) that you will use to identify yourself in all future interactions with us. Your call will not be traced or recorded, and we do not subscribe to call display. Your anonymity is guaranteed, and you cannot be called to testify in court as no one, not even Crime Stoppers, will know your identity. Don’t hesitate to take action and report any suspicious activity to help create a safer community.
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To submit a tip to Crime Stoppers anonymously, visit our website at www.crimestoppersniagara.com and click on the “Submit A Tip” box. Fill out the form with any information you have about criminal activity, but make sure not to include any identifying information, such as your name. If we need additional information or have follow-up questions, we may contact you through the web. To follow up on your tip anonymously, log into Tip Follow Up using the password that you selected on the form or one that was assigned to you automatically when you submitted the tip. It’s important to remember this password as it’s the only way you can communicate back to us. Once you submit your tip, the link is broken and cannot be traced, ensuring your complete anonymity. Take action today by submitting a tip and helping make our community safer.
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CASH REWARD – Crime Stoppers pay out rewards once the information provided leads to an arrest or positive outcome. Unlike other programs that require an arrest and conviction before paying out rewards, we offer a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect(s) or a positive outcome. You will receive your reward anonymously by providing the special code assigned to you.
At Crime Stoppers, we believe that good deeds should be rewarded. By submitting a tip to our anonymous tip line, you’re doing your part to help keep your community safe. Your contribution is appreciated and valued, and it could make all the difference in preventing or solving a crime. Thank you for taking the time to do the right thing and make a positive impact in your community. Remember, good deeds get rewarded – even if it’s just knowing that you’ve helped to prevent a crime and protect others.
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Are you interested in getting involved with Crime Stoppers? Crime Stoppers is NOT a police program – it’s run by a citizen volunteer Board of Directors comprised of concerned community members. The Board is responsible for administering the fund for reward payments and for organizing fundraising efforts. Money raised by the Board comes from community events and sponsorships by local citizens and businesses. Join us in creating a safer community by getting involved with Crime Stoppers and making a difference today.
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Our tipster payout system meets the criteria established by the Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers and Crime Stoppers International. A civilian coordinator takes the tipster’s anonymous call or web tip and documents the details of the call, giving the caller only a confidential code number. Callers are instructed to call the Crime Stoppers tip line back with their code number the day after the monthly board meeting when the reward amount is determined. As well, the caller is then instructed as to how, when and where to pick up their cash reward; always at a confidential drop point.
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There are no bad tips, but what makes a good tip great is in the details! When submitting a tip, please DO NOT give your name or any contact info as we want you to remain ANONYMOUS. Also, please do not attempt to seek out additional information about a crime on your own. Leave this to the investigative team. Your tip will be forwarded to the proper investigative agencies.
When submitting your tip to Crime Stoppers, it is important to provide as much detail as possible to help with the investigation. Please focus on the following key questions:
Who is involved? Do you know their names or nicknames? Can you provide a description, including their age, race, height, weight, hair color and style, eye color and glasses if worn, clothing worn, and any identifying features like tattoos or scars? Do you know the address, place of work or school of the suspect(s) and/or victim(s)?
When did the crime occur (date and time)? Have you noticed the crime happening more than once?
Where did the crime occur? Where does the suspect(s) live? Can you provide the city, nearest cross streets or specific address where the crime took place? Can you provide a description of the crime location (building, school, park, neighborhood, etc.)?
What type of crime are you reporting? (vandalism, bullying, theft, drugs, assault, hit & run, etc.) What did you see or hear? Remember, even the smallest detail could be important!
Remember, when submitting a tip to Crime Stoppers, DO NOT give your name or any contact information to remain anonymous. Also, do not attempt to seek out additional information about a crime on your own. Leave this to the investigative team. Your tip will be forwarded to the proper investigative agencies.
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THE CRIME STOPPERS PROMISE OF ANONYMITY
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WHAT TIPSTERS NEED TO KNOW
By providing information that Crime Stoppers will share with law enforcement agencies, you are providing an important and valuable public service. We understand that disclosure of your identity might put you at risk. We do everything we can to protect your anonymity. Help us to help you by reading and understanding the information below.
The Tipsters’ “Bill of Rights”
The identity of a tipster must never be disclosed without clear direction from a Court.
Your protection from having any information revealed that could identify you is very nearly absolute. Read the “Questions and Answers” below to understand the rare sorts of circumstances where a court may direct, after proper inquiry, that some or all of the information you have provided may have to be revealed.
A tipster does not have to identify him/herself as such during an investigation.
Police investigators are trained not to mention Crime Stoppers when interviewing witnesses (or even victims) in a criminal investigation. If an investigator disregards this rule and asks if you are an informant, you are not required to reply. Please advise the Crime Stoppers program that you have been dealing with if this question is ever asked.
A witness in a criminal trial may not be asked if he/she is a police informant.
If this question comes up, for example during cross-examination, it should be objected to and need not be answered.
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When providing information to Crime Stoppers, it is not necessary for the tipster to reveal their identity to the police. It is important for the tipster to avoid providing any details that could lead to their identification, such as their name or relationship to a suspect.
If a tipster does choose to identify themselves to investigators, they will no longer be considered a part of the Crime Stoppers program and will not be eligible for a reward. However, police agencies may have their own programs for confidential informants, which may include compensation and identity protection. Tipsters should confirm their expectations with investigators directly.
It is important for tipsters to only provide information they already have and not to actively participate in the investigation. If they become an active participant, their protection as an anonymous informant may be challenged.
Testifying is not necessary for a tipster to receive a reward, as the reward is paid upon arrest or charge, not conviction. Local Crime Stoppers programs have procedures in place to maintain anonymity and will follow up with the tipster regarding any reward they may be entitled to. If there are any concerns or doubts, they should be discussed with the Crime Stoppers coordinator.
Questions and Answers on Anonymity
How does the justice system stand behind Crime Stoppers’ promise of anonymity?
The law provides that when a person provides information to the police in response to a guarantee of confidentiality, that person’s identity is protected by the rule of informer privilege. The courts have held that this privilege extends to those providing information anonymously through Crime Stoppers[1]. When the privilege applies, it “acts as a complete bar on the disclosure of the informer’s identity, and the police, the Crown and the courts are bound to uphold it.”[2]
When will the informer privilege rule not apply?
Informer privilege does not attach to a communication to Crime Stoppers made with the intention of “furthering criminal activity or interfering with the administration of justice”[3].
Informer privilege may exist, but may be limited or set aside in whole or in part, where there is evidence that disclosure of some or all of a tip is necessary to establish someone’s innocence[4].
A tipster having received the benefit of full legal advice may, for his or her own reasons, elect to waive the privilege.
What is meant by “furthering criminal activity or interfering with the administration of justice”?
The clearest example would be a caller who intentionally gives false information in order to direct police attention away from the subject of a criminal investigation or prosecution. The caller could be the suspect, or a close associate.
Callers intentionally giving false information to try to get an innocent person into trouble would also face losing this protection.
A caller using the tip line to make threats, against persons or property, could also be denied the privilege.
If I give information that turns out to be incorrect, will I lose the protection of the privilege?
Not if you have acted in good faith. Mistakes happen, and a tipster whose information turns out to be incorrect in one or more respects will still be protected if he or she acted with good intentions, believing at the time that the information would be useful in an investigation[5].
Who decides if I was acting in good faith?
When a question arises about the proper application of the informer privilege rule, a private court hearing must take place, usually in the absence of the accused person, before a judge will rule on whether the protection of privilege remains[6]. The privilege is presumed to apply until the judge rules otherwise.
When will “innocence at stake” affect the privilege?
When there is a basis on the evidence to believe that information in a tip may help to show an accused person’s innocence, and if the same information is not available from any other source, a trial judge must follow a carefully prescribed line of inquiry. If the judge concludes that innocence is indeed at stake, the judge may direct that an edited version of the tip, containing only those portions needed to show innocence, be disclosed to the accused[7].
Will the tip always be disclosed when innocence has been shown to be at stake?
No. Crown prosecutors are highly committed to protecting the anonymity of all informants, including Crime Stoppers tipsters. If a finding of innocence at stake is made, the Crown still has the option of directing a stay of the charge before disclosing. Since the finding strongly implies that there is going to be an acquittal in any event, the standard practice is to direct the stay without disclosing.
What sorts of circumstances support innocence at stake?
The tipster may be a material witness to the crime. An accused person has a right to face his or her accuser, so a material witness (someone who saw the crime committed, and would have important first-hand information to offer) must be identified. Material witnesses should properly be talking directly to the police, rather than to Crime Stoppers. This includes victims of crimes, for obvious reasons. The victim cannot be anonymous to the accused (although this is different from a ban on publication of the name of the victim, which can be put in place in appropriate cases).
The evidence might suggest that the accused person was lured by the tipster (in the role of “agent provocateur”) into committing a crime that he or she otherwise would not have committed, leading to issues of entrapment.
There may be evidence to suggest that some physical evidence (possibly drugs, weapons, etc.) was planted to frame an otherwise innocent person.
It is always Crime Stoppers’ primary goal to take whatever steps are necessary to protect the identities of our tipsters. If you have any doubts or questions about how we shield you, discuss those concerns with the Crime Stoppers call taker or program coordinator before you provide your information.
References:
[1] R. v. Leipert, [1997] 1 SCR 281
[2] R. v. Durham Regional Crime Stoppers Inc., 2017 SCC 45, ¶1; R. v. Barros, 2011 SCC 51
[3] Durham, ¶16
[4] Leipert, ¶20 – 22
[5] Durham, ¶28
[6] Durham, ¶35 – 39
[7] Leipert, ¶33
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