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Rockford Crime Stoppers 11/3

Last Updated: 9:55 PM 11/03/09 - Rockford Crime Stoppers has paid out over 50 thousand dollars in reward money so far this year. You could be next. (Full Story)
Rockford Crime Stoppers 10/27
Last Updated: 10:24 PM 10/27/09 - Help find the following four wanted suspects and a cash reward of up to $1,000 will come your way. (Full Story)
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Last Updated: 1:14 PM 10/20/09 - Police say an 83 year old man was attacked and his car was stolen, outside McDonalds on Auburn Street Monday night about 8 P.M. This is a surveillance photo of the suspects, while they were still in the restaurant. (Full Story)
Rockford Crime Stopers 10/13
Last Updated: 9:31 PM 10/13/09 - Help find the following five suspects and you could earn a cash reward of up to $1,000. (Full Story)
Rockford Crime Stoppers
Last Updated: 9:30 PM 10/06/09 - Help locate the following four suspects and you could earn a cash reward of up to $1,000. (Full Story)
Rockford Crime Stoppers 9/15
Last Updated: 11:10 PM 09/15/09 - Help Rockford Police try to solve a nearly year old homicide case and you can earn a cash reward of up to $1,000. (Full Story)
Rockford Crime Stoppers 9/1
Last Updated: 10:50 PM 09/01/09 - Rockford Crime Stoppers has already paid out over $40,000 this year to callers helping solve crimes and arrests fugitives. You could be next. (Full Story)
Rockford Crime Stoppers 8/25
Last Updated: 9:25 PM 08/25/09 - Help Rockford Police locate four wanted suspects and you could earn a cash reward of up to $1,000 (Full Story)
Rockford Crime Stoppers 8/18
Last Updated: 10:50 PM 08/18/09 - Help find the following four wanted suspects and you could earn up to $1,000. (Full Story)
Rockford Crime Stoppers
Last Updated: 11:07 PM 08/11/09 - Help find the following four wanted suspects and you could help fatten your wallet to the tune of up to $1,000. (Full Story)
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    Michael Bullard, Richard Armstrong, and James Whitewater were sentenced in federal court in Boise, Idaho, for hate crime and conspiracy charges in connection with the racially motivated assault of an African-American man outside of a Wal-Mart store in July 2008.
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    Darryl Horton, of Okemos, Michigan; Benjamin Stanley, of Kennesaw, Georgia; and Rufus Paul Harris, of Adairsville, Georgia, were indicted in Atlanta on federal charges of securities fraud and conspiracy in connection with a scheme to defraud investors of the publicly-traded entity known as Conversion Solutions Holdings Corporation.
  • Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
    Frazier Eugene Turner, of St. Paul, Minnesota, pled guilty to robbing a TCF Bank in St. Paul on September 25, 2008.
  • South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Attempt to Kill Federal Officer
    Terrell L. Mallard, of Charleston, South Carolina, pled guilty to the charge of attempting to kill a federal officer, two counts of attempting to kill a person assisting a federal officer, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
  • Canadian Man Sentenced for Illegally Flying Stolen Plane Into U.S.
    Adam Dylan Leon, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, was sentenced in St. Louis, Missouri to 24 months in prison on federal charges of interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, importation of a stolen aircraft, and illegal entry, for flying a stolen Cessna 172 aircraft into the United States from Canada.
  • Texas Man Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking Violations
    Mark Lindsey Owens, of Longview, Texas, pled guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
  • Accountant for Bernard L. Madoff Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Charges
    David G. Friehling, the accountant for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, four counts of filing false audit reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and three counts of obstructing or impeding the administration of the internal revenue laws.
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P.O. Box 4535
Rockford, IL 61110


Phone: 1-815-963-7867
Toll Free: 1-888-769-STOP
Fax: 1-815-961-3206
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Crime Stoppers Rewards

$1000 REWARD

Callers with information about crimes can call the special Crime Stoppers phone numbers and anonymously give Crime Stoppers information. Each Caller is assigned a number, and if the tip results in an arrest, a reward will be paid. Rewards of up to $1000 will be presented for information that leads to an arrest. Crime Stoppers never asks your name. We do not have Caller ID. Paydates are twice a month.

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Students attending any school in Winnebago County can call the Crime Stoppers numbers and report any crime that has happened on school property involving students. Call to report any student bringing weapons, drugs or alcohol to school. If the information provided results in an arrest, a suspension or both, the caller will receive a reward of up to $50.

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What is Crime Stoppers?

Rockford Area Crime Stoppers was founded in 1981 as a cooperative effort by citizens, civic leaders, the media and law enforcement officials to promote community involvement and welfare. The primary purpose of the program is to reduce crime and create a safer living environment by offering cash rewards to individuals who provide information which is used by law enforcement authorities in their efforts to identify criminal activity, solve crimes, recover stolen property and apprehend fugitives. Thus creating the impression to potential offenders the possibility of getting away with a crime is greatly reduced.

The Crime Stoppers Program is managed by the Winnebago County Sheriff's office Crime Stopper Division, which is located in the Public Safety Building. The city of Rockford helps pay part of the operating costs of the Division which is staffed by one full time Deputy who acts as the program coordinator, Richard Gambini, and one full time assistant who is employed by Crime Stoppers.

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How does it work?

People with information regarding criminal activity and fugitive locations are often reluctant to talk to law enforcement officials because they fear retaliation. The Crime Stoppers Program is designed to protect the identity of callers who are never asked their name when they give information, and we do not use caller ID. The caller is assigned a code number, which is used on the information file, and the referral sheet is forwarded to the appropriate agency for the follow up investigation. Callers also use their code to check on the status of the case, add information to the case, report other criminal activity, and to collect their reward.

Crime Stoppers pays a cash reward up to $1,000.00 when an arrest is made or a crime is solved as a result of the caller's information. The amount of payment to the Crime Stopper caller is determined by the program coordinator and the Crime Stoppers Board of Directors who meet twice monthly to set the rewards.

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