About Us
Peterborough Northumberland Crime Stoppers is dedicated to keeping our two counties safe, vibrant places to live, work and visit. To do so requires a committed effort by our community partners: the police, the public and the media.
Peterborough Northumberland Crime Stoppers is a registered non-profit charitable organization. We do not receive funding from any level of government or any police agency. It is an on going challenge to keep this program financially sound. This is accomplished through donations and a number of fund raising events through out the year.
StatisticsAs of Dec 2021 and since inception (1987) |
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| New Calls | 42,271 |
| Arrests | 3,667 |
| Charges | 9,928 |
| Cases Cleared | 4,511 |
| Property Seized | $6,266,899. |
| Drugs Seized | $188,106,177. |
Mission
Crime Stoppers is a community based program that brings local citizens, the media and the police together in partnership to solve crime. This is accomplished by offering cash rewards and guaranteeing anonymity to persons who furnish information leading to the arrest of or laying of charges against criminal offenders.
History
Crime Stoppers began on Sept. 8th 1976 in Albuquerque New Mexico, following the senseless murder of a young university student. After 6 weeks of investigation without success, a local Canadian born detective named Greg MacAleese appealed to the public for information. Greg and a local TV station made a re-enactment of the murder and asked for anyone with information to call him. Greg guaranteed anonymity and offered a cash reward. Within 3 hours of the broadcast the detective received his first call with information. Within 72 hours two individuals were arrested and the case was cleared.
Peterborough Northumberland Crime Stoppers was incorporated in 1987 as Peterborough Crime Stoppers. At that time the Northumberland area was covered by a separate chapter. In 1998 the two chapters amalgamated to form our present program.
Our Board
Our board is comprised of 100% volunteers who unselfishly give countless hours to not only administering the program but promoting and fund raising to keep this vital program alive. Board members represent both counties and come from all walks of life. At present there are 10 board members as well as two Police Coordinators, who have non-voting status on the board. The board is comprised of the following:
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Secretary –
Treasurer –
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Police Coordinators –
Detective Constable Keith Calderwood (Peterborough Police Service) –
Provincial Constable Greg Stokes (OPP Peterborough County) –