BASSETERRE St. Kitts, November 8th 2012 - Crime Stoppers St. Kitts and Nevis has officially launched its public awareness campaign and has joined forces with Commissioner C.G Walwyn, to educate the Federation about the program.
Collaboratively, Commissioner Walwyn and Crime Stoppers’ spokesperson Veron Lakekicked off the campaign this week by conducting radio and television interviews at several media houses island-wide. The campaignbegan with televisioninterviews on the St. Kitts & Nevis Information Service, and continued with radio interviews on KYSS FM and ZIZ‘s TV program Up-Front. Mr. Lake indicated that the campaign has been going well and is scheduledto continue well after theprogram’s official launch dates ofThursday, December 13 in Nevis and Friday December 14 in St. Kitts.
The Crime Stoppers program allows the general public to diala toll freehotline,1-800-8477(TIPS),and anonymously access the Crime Stoppers Canada-based call centre where they can report any information on any criminal activity they may beaware of, whether, present or future. The hotline is encrypted so that information about the call cannot be tracked, and therefore, individuals providing information will always remain anonymous.
After submitting their tip, the caller will be provided a unique code number.This code numbershould be used 30 days later by the caller to find out if the tip has led to an arrest. Callers become eligible for aREWARD of up to EC $1000if the tipprovided led to an arrest. This rewardwill be paid without compromising the identity of the caller.Callers can be reassured that the process remainscompletely anonymous.
Recognizing the necessity of community and media participation in making this program a success, the Crime Stoppers St. Kitts and Nevis team will be using the weeks leading up to the official launch to heighten awareness within communities across the Federation. Be sure to tune into your local news stationtofind out where the Crime Stoppers team will be next!
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