Students who step forward with anonymous tips leading to arrests will be eligible for cash awards.

School and police officials agree that most students want to do the right thing to keep their schools and neighborhoods safe but sometimes fear reprisals. Crime Stoppers offers the safety of complete anonymity while promoting responsibility and allowing students to take action against victimization and crime.

Now tips can safely be submitted by text with no worry about being overheard. Messages texted to 274637 (CRIMES) are automatically encrypted. That's why texters need to include the word Niagara with their message (so that the tip will be forwarded to Crime Stoppers of Niagara)

 

When to Call

• Maybe you overheard someone bragging about having committed a crime.
• Maybe you know someone who is driving a stolen car...or is hiding from the police...or is a robber or drug dealer.
• Or maybe you just see something that doesn't look right. A strange car. A person acting sneaky. Someone carrying a gun or knife, or keeping a weapon in their locker.

If you aren't sure that what you saw or heard is really a crime, call anyway. We'll pass the tip on to police and they can decide if it's worth investigating. It may be a piece of a clue to a big crime.

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