GREENSBORO, N.C. — According to the Greensboro police department, the Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers increased the rewards available for anonymous tips leading to an arrest from $2,000 to $5,000.
The city of Greensboro awarded Crime Stoppers a $150,000 grant to be allocated over two years in $75,000 increments.
GPD encourages citizens to provide information about current crimes or criminal activity. If the information leads to an arrest or recovery of drugs, stolen property, or illegal firearms, the citizen is rewarded with a cash payment of now up to $5,000.
Crime Stoppers was founded in 1981 and in its 40 years of existence, it has had roughly 40,000 tips and more than 9,000 cases have been solved.
The program offers three ways for residents to provide anonymous tips to law enforcement without the fear of retaliation. All three ways are 100 percent anonymous.
- Call 336-373-1000
- Visit www.ggcrimestoppers.com to leave an online tip, or visit www.P3tips.com
- Download the free mobile app: P3 Tips to submit a tip through the app
