CRIMESTOPPERS.NS.CA 5 DSJNF!TUPQQFST - NOVA SCOTIA ...continued THIS MONTH THIS YEAR TO DATE Arrests 6 31 3423 Charges Laid 26 135 7677 Cases Cleared 4 23 6048 Property Recovered $1,000 $10,530 $5,783,441 Arson Solved 0 0 $1,245,601 Fraud Solved 0 0 $335,869 Drugs Seized 0 $61,736 $15,348,045 Fugitives Arrested 0 4 452 Tobacco Seized $109,500 $171,762 $3,141,950 Awards Paid $1,900 $7,600 $319,900 Total Calls 606 8,526 155,687 FOR EVERY DOLLAR PAID TO ANONYMOUS TIPSTERS, CRIME STOPPERS HAS RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY %75/34 IN STOLEN PROPERTY AND ILLEGAL DRUGS. THE AVERAGE CASH AWARD PER CASE SOLVED IS %62/38 THE FOLLOWING REFLECTS THE RESULTS OF THE NBJOMBOE!OT!DSJNF!TUPQQFST PROGRAM FROM INCEPTION IN OPWFNCFS!2:98 TO THE END OF PDUPCFS!3131/ We often refer to a Crime Stoppers TIP as “that missing piece of the puzzle.” The puzzle is not complete until every piece is in place and that was the case with a Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week feature several years ago, where we were trying to identify the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run that occurred approximately eighteen months prior to the re-enactment. In this case, the victim and his infant son received minor injuries, but nonetheless, they were injured and deserved justice. All we really had in this case was the obvious: the time, place, day, where the run vehicle should have been damaged, its size and the colour. An observant tipster saw the re-enactment and recalled being at a body shop around the time of collision and remembered that the owner of the vehicle wanted the car to be repaired and painted a completely different colour. The tipster also recalled where this vehicle sustained damage. Luckily for the investigating agency, the body shop still had the front bumper of that vehicle and when it was examined and analyzed, it was found to have paint from the hit vehicle. The accused was arrested, charged and convicted of several criminal code driving offenses. Arson is perhaps one of the most difficult cases to solve because during the commission of the offense not only is property destroyed but so is evidence. We were very fortunate at Crime Stoppers to solve several cases of arson, but one that we are proud of involved property in the valley area of the province. The tipster told Crime Stoppers how the fire was set, what was used as an accelerant, and others who were present and witnessed this crime. The tipster provided the suspect’s name and that the suspect had been seriously burned, along with the fact that they received treatment at another hospital in the province. The suspect did not receive treatment at a local hospital so as not to draw attention to them. These are just a few of our accomplishments. Crime Stoppers’ tipsters have assisted many investigative/ enforcement agencies in this province and beyond. Yet in the numbers below, less than 30% of our callers ask for the cash reward. This phenomenon is almost true with all Crime Stoppers program worldwide.
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