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Crime Stoppers methods, objectives, and phone numbers are publicized on a regular basis by the media. An unsolved crime is given special treatment with details published in newspapers and aired on radiotelevision.Citizens are responsible for forming a Crime Stoppers nonprofit corporation, whose Directors establish policy, determine amount and method of reward payments, work closely with the media and police, and oversee the program. The Directors are responsible for fund raising and all volunteer services. No tax money is sought.In Findlay, a local businesswoman, Jane Burson, is credited with getting the program off the ground. In 1987, Burson volunteered to serve on the Chamber of Commerce’s Crime and Vandalism Committee. During one of the group’s meetings she suggested that Findlay explore the Crime Stopper program which she heard about in Toledo.Burson arranged for Helen Hawley, the president of Toledo Crime Stoppers and a personal friend, to come to Findlay and discuss the program with the committee.Eventually Findlay Police Chief David Clark now retired and former Hancock County Sheriff, Byron Boutwell became involved and a decision was made to start a Crime Stopper program in Findlay.Startup money was provided from an L. Dale Dorney Foundation grant with matching funds raised by business and private individuals.The first call to Crime Stoppers in November 1987 led to the arrest of a man in connection with an armed robbery of a Findlay carryout. The man was located in Yuma, Arizona, and returned to Ohio. He was sentenced to prison in early 1988 after being convicted of robbery and felonious assault.

 

Telephone: 419 425-8477
Website: http://www.hancockcrimestoppers.org/