Gun and Gang Busters began as a program facilitated through Safe City
Commission Crime Stoppers and the Northern District of Texas Project
Safe Neighborhoods. In addition to the traditional Crime Stoppers
money rewarded for a particular crime, Safe City Commission Crime
Stoppers will add a bonus reward of up to $250 for tip information
leading to an arrest(s) in gun and/or gang-related crimes in Tarrant
County. The program aims at breaking down a code of silence that often
exists among gangs and people who witness gang-related or gun-related
crimes.
What kinds of tips are eligible for the bonus reward?
Any tip involving the seizure of a gun, a crime in which a gun was
used, or crimes that are gang-related or gang-involved are eligible
for the bonus reward. Examples include but are not limited to
aggravated offenses involving a gun, drug offenses involving a gang
member(s), gang graffiti and criminal mischief, and coercing,
soliciting, or inducing gang membership. Only tips that are received
through the Crime Stoppers hotline, 817-469-TIPS (8477), and
this website,
www.469tips.com, are eligible for the
reward.
How is the bonus reward determined and how is it funded?
The Crime Stoppers Coordinator from each city and school is responsible for recommending the bonus reward when submitting the disposition on the Crime Stoppers tip. The coordinator may recommend a bonus reward on a scale from $50 - $250 based on the severity of the crime and only after an arrest has been made as a result of the tip. Bonus rewards will be approved, along with the regular Crime Stoppers tips, at the monthly Safe City Commission Crime Stoppers Standing Committee Meetings. The bonus rewards are funded through the Safe City Commission.
To provide information on a gun and/or gang crime, call 817-469-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online.
County Telephone Operator 817-884-1111
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