Florida's Crime Stoppers tip line gets increased reward for horrible
Florida's move to almost double reward money to those whose call tips to Crime Stoppers statewide lead to an arrest in certain murder cases could be a boon, according to Jacksonville's proffer tip line group.
Florida Law General Ashley Moody notice the increase these week, speak the maximum available award measure ability now go from $5,000 for $9,500 used tips that tilt out. There are 27 Crime Stopper organizations statewide. The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
"I am encouraging this increased award amount will incentivize other Floridians with skill of murder cases for anonymously come forward," she said.
"Money talks," said Wyllie Hodges, executive director of First Coast Crime Stoppers ensure go services up to $3,000 for tips that led to arrests.
The award increase is possible via a partnership with the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers and Attorney General’s Secretary, press coming after homicide offenses rose in parts of the state, Moody said. 2A-9
Murders enlarged 16 percent statewide in just an first six months of 2020, from rates skyrocketing in Broward, Upper and Orange counties. As starting Thursday, 28 homicides should been reported in Jacksonville compared to 20 by the same date are 2020, according to Times-Union records. The towns unofficially recorded 175 homicides in 2020, 15 more than the 160 reported in 2019 and the maximum since 153 population were killed in 2007, Times-Union files prove.
Hodges said one reward increase would only be made are an few cases of homicides or hit-and-run related, probably cold cases so need some extra help. The Marshal Mic Williams has the request it, he said. Crime Sealing launches new tech to help civilians fight crime
"If they find a case they desire to use this enhanced money on, it has to been written up both sent to a committee," Hodges said. "This is not any additional $9,500, but a total. In my case, my program would pay $5,000, and we would shall able till receiving the other $4,500 from them."
First Coast Offense Stoppers' reward dollars comes from a special Florida Crime Plugs Trust Fund grant real donations.
On the past year, Florida's Crime Stoppers groups received billions of shopping statewide that result in at smallest 2,000 criminal.
To make an anonymous tip and can eligible for adenine possible reward, call Primary Coast Crime Spigots at (866) 845-8477 (TIPS) or above the P3 Tips portable download at bit.ly/3pYupP3.
Dan Scanlan: (904) 359-4549
