January 5, 2016
Prince George, BC
Crime
Stoppers Celebrates another Great Year
The Prince George Crime Stoppers Society
would like to invite the residents of Prince George and surrounding communities
to come out and help celebrate Crime Stopper Month and the very successful year
the program had in 2015.
Last year our city hosted the 2015 BC
Crime Stoppers Conference from April 30th to May 3rd. Approximately 150 delegates from over 20
Crime Stopper programs throughout British Columbia attended the conference at
the Coast Inn of the North. Guests and
presenters were from all over North America and we’re happy to say the conference
was a huge success!
In 2015 the Prince George Crime Stopper
Program received 565 tips from the anonymous public. Those tips resulted in 28 arrests and almost $50,000 in seizures. Here are more of our numbers:
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2015
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Since Inception in 1991
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Tips Received
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565
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11,632
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Arrests Made
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28
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1497
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Number of Awards Approved
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13
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554
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Value of Awards Approved
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$2,265
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$166,410
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Value of Seized Property
& Drugs
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$49,356
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$36,517,560
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PGCS continued our partnership with
Shred-it Mobile Shedding Services to provide two opportunities for the public
to shred their personal documents free of charge. Both these events were well received by the
public and kept the shredding truck very busy. Look for more of these events in
2016.
As part of Crime Stopper month, join us at
one of these events to learn more about the program and to enter for a chance
to win great prizes:
- We’ll be at
the Prince George Cougars hockey game at CN Centre on Saturday January 9th
as they take on the Victoria Royals.
This is the first time we have attended a Cougar game to promote
Crime Stopper Month, so be sure to stop by to say hello and to enter our
draw to win a $50 Pine Centre Mall
gift certificate;
- On Saturday January 23rd, we’ll be at the Northern Sport Centre cheering on the UNBC Timberwolves men’s and women’s basketball teams as they take on the University of BC – Okanagan Heat from Kelowna. The Heat have long been a rival for our T-Wolves, promising to make these great games. Women tip off at5:00 pm and the men at 7:00 pm. Take part in our fifth annual paper airplane toss to win great prizes including a Garmin GPS;
- On Saturday January 30th, we’ll be at the Prince George Coliseum to cheer on the Prince George Spruce Kings Hockey Club as they take on the Merritt Centennials. A Blu Ray player and many other prizes will be given away to Crime Stopper supporters that enter to win at our table.
The Board of Directors of Prince George
Crime Stoppers Society would like to thank the citizens of Prince George and
surrounding areas for continuing to provide vital information that has led to
arrests and seizures in 2015. The Board
would also like to thank the hard working and dedicated members of the RCMP in
Prince George and neighbouring communities for continuing to support this
worthwhile program.
There are three ways to submit a tip to
Prince George Crime Stoppers:
- The traditional method of calling 1-800-222-8477 and providing information to an operator is still very popular;
- As an increasingly popular alternative, you can submit a typed tip via our website at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca;
- The third method of submitting a tip is by SMS texting. You can simply text “PGTIPS” and the information you wish to provide, to 274637 from any cellular phone or device with SMS capability.
When
providing tips, please be as detailed as possible and remember we don't want your name, just your information.
All three methods are completely anonymous.
One of many
Crime Stopper programs throughout the country, Prince George Crime Stoppers is
a proud partnership of the local media, police and residents of BC's
northern capital. Prince
George Crime Stoppers is a not-for-profit society run independently of the
police by everyday citizens like you.
All information received is anonymous and is provided to the police in
the hopes it will further investigations and lead to arrests, seizures and recovered
property.
For more details about Prince George Crime
Stoppers, our community events or our 2015 statistics, please see our website
at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.
For more
information or interview opportunities, contact:
Ron Polillo,
President at (250)960-1367 or
