Crime Stoppers offers rewards for tips on crime

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville-Montgomery Crime Stoppers is an organization that serves our community as an information resource for local law enforcement to help solve crimes, recover stolen property, confiscate illegal drugs, catch wanted fugitives and convict criminals.

Remaining anonymous is one of the most important aspects of the Crime Stoppers program. Phone calls to the Crime Stoppers TIPS line, 931-645-TIPS (8477) are kept completely confidential. The calls are never recorded and the caller is never asked for their name, just information about the crime.

Callers are assigned a case number and investigators from the Clarksville Police Department or Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office follow up on the information. If the caller’s tip helps solve a crime they are presented with a cash reward of up to $1,000 depending on the seriousness of the crime.

Each year Crime Stoppers receives an average of a tip a day in Clarksville-Montgomery County and pays out and average of $13,500 a year in rewards to tipsters for information that helps solve crimes. The work of Crime Stoppers helps promote a safer community for local citizens, business and industry.

The local nonprofit Crime Stoppers organization is managed by a civilian volunteer board of directors who have a special interest in helping to fight crime in the community. The board has the responsibility of raising funds and the decision on handing out reward money to anonymous informants who call about crimes.

Clarksville-Montgomery County Crime Stoppers can only continue their work through the generous donations from businesses, industries and individuals in the community. The organization is also looking for support through volunteer board members interested in helping make the community a safer place.

To report criminal activity and remain anonymous, call 931-645-TIPS (8477). To learn more about Clarksville-Montgomery County Crime Stoppers contact Crime Stoppers Coordinator, Officer Roger Carroll, with the Clarksville Police Department, at 931-648-0656 ext. 5175.