Crime Stoppers of Marion County

WELCOME

Crime Stoppers is a country wide program designed to assist law enforcement agencies solve crimes. The program provides an anonymous tipline, web and text tipping to encourage citizens in the community to provide information to assist law enforcement agencies fight against crime.

Crime Stoppers is based on the principle that “someone other than the criminal has the information that can solve the crime” and was created to combat the three major obstacles faced by law enforcement in generating that information:

Fear of reprisal
An attitude of apathy
Reluctance to get involved

Callers will remain anonymous and are eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 if the information provided directly to Crime Stoppers leads to an arrest, the recovery of stolen property or the recovery or seizure of any illegal drugs or narcotics.

JOHN W. BELCHER JR WM DOB: 9/18/1970

VOP WARRANT I DUI IMPAIRMENT 1 PRIOR CONVICTION II DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED REVOKED CANCEL

GORDON S. MCCLURE WM DOB: 8/24/1974

BENCH WARRANT FTA ARRAIGNMENT DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED REVOKED CANCEL

BOKASSA T. GAINES BM DOB: 2/9/1979

FELONY VOP WARRANT CT I & II BATTERY UPON SCHOOL OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE

MALCOLM P. BLUNT BM DOB: 7/23/1990

FELONY BENCH WARRANT FTA JURY SELECTION CT 1 PETIT THEFT 2 OR MORE PRIOR CONVICTIONS

NICOLE BACKER WF DOB: 5/9/1991

FELONY VOP WARRANT DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY GIVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP TO PAWN BROKER

BENCH WARRANT FTA ARRAIGNMENT CT I POSSESSION OF CANNABIS LESS THAN 20 GRAMS CT II POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA CT III NO VALID DRIVERS LICENSE

ASHEKA S. HARDY BF DOB: 8/27/1998

BENCH WARRANT FTA ARRAIGNMENT PETIT THEFT LESS THAN 100 DOLLARS

SANCTION AND ORDER OF CONFINEMENT DEFENDANT SHALL BE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND HELD UNTIL NEXT COURT APPEARANCE

CHUCK L. LEGETTE WM DOB: 2/24/1969

CIVIL WRIT OF BODILY ATTACHMENT CHILD SUPPORT

ERIC N. MCNEW WM DOB: 10/25/1965

ORDER TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY CT 1 DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED REVOKED CANCEL

BRIAN C. CALDWELL BM DOB: 8/5/1982

ORDER TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY COUNT 1 DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED REVOKED CANC

NICHOLAS A. SMITH BM DOB: 1/6/1986

ORDER TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY COUNT 1 DRIVE WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED REVOKED ETC 2^NDOFFE

A Note From Our Tip Coordinator
In order to be eligible for a reward, anonymous tipsters must contact Crime Stoppers of Marion County first (our call center will contact Dispatch/911 if the call requires immediate action). Law enforcement must confirm whether or not the information provided lead directly to an arrest, the recovery of stolen property or the recovery or seizure of any illegal drugs or narcotics.

Crime Stoppers of Marion County will not pay rewards for information that has already been provided to law enforcement.

Checking the Status of Your Tip
You can check the status of your tip by calling 352-369-6880 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8:30 am-11:30 am. You will need to provide the ID number to the person answering the phone in order to check the status of your tip. At this time, you will find out if your tip is pending, closed or if it is eligible for a reward.

Please note Crime Stoppers has to wait to get information back from law enforcement. The time allowed for this response varies depending on the type of crime involved. In narcotics and drug related cases, it may take up to 90 days before we receive a response.

**Rewards**
Rewards must be collected within 90 days of original approval by the board of directors. After 90 days, the reward must be reapproved by the board.