| Industrial Security Services' Regional Manager for Southern Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, Stephanie Jones, is working to support safe neighborhoods. Jones has been actively involved in the civic organization Crime Stoppers, in both the Bluegrass Chapter and the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Southwest Indiana Chapter. During her three-year involvement with the Bluegrass Chapter, Jones served as secretary of its Board of Directors.
Founded in 1976 in Albuquerque, NM, Crime Stoppers was originally developed to locate witnesses in the shooting of a teen in a well-lit, busy area of town. It was determined that most witnesses were either afraid for their own safety or needed alternative motivation to get involved. Police cannot offer rewards for anonymous information, as such, a community board was created for the purpose of raising money for rewards for anonymous reports. As a result, a case-solving tip for the shooting was reported the following day, as well as information solving several additional violent crimes.
When reporting information to Crime Stoppers, witnesses simply need to call their local hotline, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and give a detailed description of the incident, suspects or any additional information. The hotline does not utilize caller ID, nor will callers be asked to identify themselves. Rather, they will be given a confidential reference number to serve as identification, which is then used to check the status of their case. If the tip results in an arrest, recovery of stolen property or illegal narcotics or any combination thereof, the caller may qualify for a reward up to $1,000.
Since it's founding, Crime Stoppers has evolved into an international not-for-profit civic organization with over 1,000 local programs in 15 countries. Over 560,500 cases have been solved, with 110,300 arrests, $993 million in recovered property and $2.54 billion in confiscated narcotics. As many as 97% of arrests made as a result of Crime Stoppers' tips result in conviction, and in many cases, suspects voluntarily turn themselves in after being featured on broadcasted Crime Stopper programs .
The organization is reliant on the local community for donations of money, goods and services, as well as media coverage, in order to continue their success. Through the involvement of Jones in her local chapter, Industrial Security Services is working to support this unique partnership between local citizens and police officers to provide safe neighborhoods and peace of mind. |
