History of Crime Stoppers

Crime Stoppers of Mid Michigan, founded in 1989, is a non profit community organization that raises funds for rewards encouraging citizen witnesses to call an anonymous tip line to solve felony crimes in the Mid Michigan area. Crime Stoppers is an alliance of the community, the media and law enforcement with the goal of creating a safer place to live and work by getting felons off the streets and into the judicial system.

Crime Stoppers of Mid Michigan is managed by a volunteer, unpaid board of directors with law enforcement coordinators in cooperation with the media through WLNS, TV 6, in Lansing. All funds raised stay in the Mid Michigan area and are used to improve the safety of our communities.

All donations to Crime Stoppers are tax deductible. Please help us make our community a safer place to work and live. By supporting Crime Stoppers, you can make a difference and be part of the alliance to get felons off the streets.

Crime Stoppers Statistics

Read Crime Stoppers Annual Report

The year, 2008, has been a successful one for Crime Stoppers of Mid Michigan.
Under the leadership of an enthusiastic, experienced and effective Board of Directors, Crime Stoppers of Mid Michigan has achieved growth in community outreach, recruitment of new Board members, communication, and fundraising. CSMM has maintained its effectiveness in providing an anonymous tip line and reward program to provide community members a method to help law enforcement solve felony crime.  The partnership among the community, the media and law enforcement continues to be an effective one. Continue Reading

CRIME STOPPERS MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

Tuesday, 3-19-09 TO Tuesday, 4-15-09

Telephone Calls for Service and Internet e-mails were tracked for the above time frame.
The following calls & e-mails were made to the Crime Stoppers line:

Total calls & e-mails - 68
E-mails received - 3
Calls answered - 4
Calls recorded - 55
Calls (hang-ups) - 6

CRIME STOPPERS MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT

Tuesday, 3-19-09 TO Tuesday, 4-15-09

Month (Calls)	65
Tips	16
Warrants	6
Arrest	1
Year (Calls)	333
Tips	47
Warrants	37
Arrests	31
Since 1989
Tips	4,608
Warrants	590
Arrests	834
Value Property/Narcotics	$1,200
Recovered	$392,672.00

*Of the 15 Tips, 14 were about programs featured on Crime Stoppers. 

0 – Drugs
14 – Fugitives
1-   Homicide

 *There were 13 felons featured on Crime Stoppers in the past month.  4 of those felons were arrested.   0 were picked up based on info provided by tips.   4 of the featured felons turned themselves in.   0 felons from a prior month were arrested by other means.

Disposition of the 14 tips received:
            12 – Lansing PD
            1   -- Warren Ohio
            1   -- Eaton County

1   -- Meridian