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Campus Crime Stoppers
Unveiled At San Diego City Schools
San Diego City Schools unveiled its new
Campus Crime Stoppers program on Thursday, March 2, with the distribution of
four poster designs to be placed initially in all middle, junior high and
senior high schools. The program marks the first time that Crime Stoppers
has worked with schools.
"This is an important step in our
efforts to make all schools safer for our children and teachers, so that we
have the best environment possible to carry out our mission to improve
student achievement by supporting teaching and learning in the
classroom," Superintendent of Public Education Alan Bersin said.
Campus Crime Stoppers is intended to help
solve crimes committed on or against school district property. In
particular, the district hopes it will help curb part of the $2.2 million in
annual vandalism at schools. The district will reward students with up to $
1,000 for tips or information that solve these crimes. The Board of
Education has approved $15,000 to set up a reward fund.
Students will be encouraged to utilize the
24-hour anonymous tip hotline of Campus Crime Stoppers, (619) 235-TIPS, to
protect their identity. A tipster does not need to reveal his or her
identity at any time. A caller receives a confidential code number, and that
number can be used in a follow-up call to ask whether the tip was useful in
solving the crime. If it was, and the tipster chooses to accept a cash
award, the tipster need only provide the code number to the drive-up teller
at a pre-designated bank in order to receive the award.
Once an arrest is made and a reward approved,
Crime Stoppers will handle tile reward payoff to ensure anonymity and proper
payment. The Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, composed of 20 community
leaders with various backgrounds and professions, will review all cases. It
will make the final decision on the monetary amount of the reward and the
method of payment, in consultation with school district police.
District police officers are using posters,
pencils and wallet-sized cards at schools to publicize the program, as well
as posting a link to the Campus Crime Stoppers web page on each school's web
site. District police chief Tom Hall has also sent a letter to all parents,
with translations in Spanish, Vietnamese, Lao, Hmong, Cambodian, and Somali,
informing them of the program.
Call Campus Crime Stoppers at 235-TIPS!
How does it work? You give the operator your
tip, and you will be given a confidential code. If your tip is used to solve
a crime, you use your code to claim your reward. There is NO WAY for Crime
Stoppers to know who you are.
YOU CAN EARN UP TO $1000 FOR YOUR TIP!
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO CARRIES A GUN OR A KNIFE
TO SCHOOL? DO YOUR PART IN KEEPING YOUR SCHOOL SAFE FROM CRIME. CALL CAMPUS
CRIME STOPPERS AT 235-TIPS
THE CALL TO CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS IS TOTALLY ANONYMOUS.
THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE OPERATOR TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU COULD EARN UP TO $1,000
IF YOUR TIP HELPS TO SOLVE A CRIME!
DON'T LET VANDALS TRASH YOUR SCHOOL! KEEP
YOUR CAMPUS CLEAN BY REPORTING WHAT YOU KNOW TO CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS.
235-TIPS
THE CALL IS COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS - THERE IS
NO WAY FOR THE OPERATOR TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU COULD EARN UP TO $ 1,000 IF YOUR TIP
HELPS TO SOLVE A CRIME.
THE HOTLINE IS FOR STUDENTS TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON ANY SCHOOL-RELATED CRIME, INCLUDING VANDALISM, BURGLARY&
WEAPONS.
DOES DESTRUCTION ON YOUR CAMPUS DISTURB YOU?
DON'T LET VANDALS TRASH YOUR SCHOOL.
CALL CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS AT 235-TIPS
Report vandalism and graffiti to Campus Crime
Stoppers. The call is completely anonymous, and you can earn up to $1,000
for your tip!
After all, this is YOUR
school!
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