2023 A Successful Year For CK Crime Stoppers
CK Councillor Marjorie Crew, along with members of Chatham-Kent Police Service, Inspector Mike Domony and Inspector Mike Pearce and members of the Crime Stoppers board, President Angie Shreve, Vice President Aaron Hurst and Crime Stoppers Program Coordinator Erica McIntosh raise the flag to mark the beginning of Crime Stoppers Month across Canada, January 2, 2024. (Submitted photo)
Thanks to hundreds of public tips received in 2023, Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers has helped police lay dozens of charges and take $1 million worth of drugs off the street.
Crime Stoppers received a total of 543 tips last year, which led to 10 arrests and 32 charges laid. A total of 86 cases were also cleared and officers were able to seize roughly $1 million in illicit drugs as a result.
Since its inception in 1987, Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers has been responsible for taking over $104 million worth of illegal drugs off the streets, along with 340 illegal weapons. The organization has also helped recover over $10 million in stolen property.
Over the last 36 years, Crime Stoppers has received over 30,000 tips from the public, resulting in over 7,600 arrests.
