April 30th, 2018
Prince George,
BC
PG Crime Stoppers wins a
Provincial award!
Prince George
Crime Stoppers won a prestigious BC award Friday April 27th at Provincial
Awards Lunch in Victoria!
The
local program won for “Program of The Year in 2017” for Drugs seized and
property recovered! In 2017 the
Prince George Crime Stopper Program received 565 tips from YOU! Those
tips resulted in 24 arrests, $103,000 in
property recovered and $153,750
drugs seized!
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2017
|
Since Inception in
1985
|
|
|
Tips Received
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565
|
12,682
|
|
Arrests Made
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24
|
1,536
|
|
Number of Awards Approved
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15
|
578
|
|
Value of Awards Approved
|
$2,455
|
$170,305
|
|
Value of Seized Property & Drugs
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$256,750
|
$36,796,400
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Prince George
Crime Stoppers is proud to partner with local media, police and residents of BC's
northern capital to help solve and stop crime! The not-for-profit society is 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 recovery of property. You can submit anonymous
information 24/7 365 days a year thru our toll free tips line 1-800- 222-TIPS
(8477) and at our website www.pgcrimestopers.bc.ca.
For more details about Prince George Crime
Stoppers or our community events, please see our website at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca or find us on Facebook.
For more information
or interview opportunities, contact
Ron Polillo, Vice President at (250) 612 8645
