Back in December of 2009, with the help of a Crime Stoppers tip, the CNMI Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant and recovered over 70 grams of ice at a street value of $35,000.
While executing the warrant, investigators also recovered over $5,000 worth of stolen property which included power tools, chain saws, and a portable generator.
Recent tips for this year included information that led to over $14,000 of recovered stolen property that included a car, laptop computers, and digital cameras.
In addition, another drug tip resulted in arrest and search warrants that led to the discovery of over $2,500 worth of “ice,” and over $20,000 worth of stolen property. These included audio, visual electronics, concert type stereo speakers, and expensive fishing tackle (rods and reels).
DPS would like to thank the tipsters for Crime Stoppers for their tips which helps put a Stop to Crime here in the CNMI.
We would also like to recognize the hard work of the police officers involved in investigating these crimes and bringing the criminals to justice.
Since its inception in 1989, the NMI Crime Stoppers program has provided tips to law enforcement agencies allowing law enforcement to arrest over 220 criminals.
Law enforcement agencies have recovered over $2,750,000 worth of stolen property and seized over $2,500,000 worth of illegal drugs.
Over 363 individual criminal cases have been cleared. For these results the NMI Crime Stoppers Program has paid out $20,000 in rewards over the years. The program works and is cost-effective. The NMI Crime Stoppers board of directors is made of men and women volunteers, whose mandate is to maintain the anonymous tips line and work with the community, media and law enforcement in getting criminals off the streets of the NMI.
Our organization relies on donations from the community to keep the program operational. We want to sincerely thank each of these sponsors for committing to make a great difference in our community. In addition we wish to thank our partners in law enforcement, the media, and anonymous callers that provide the tips we need to solve crime in the CNMI.
Anyone having information about crimes are requested to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 234-7272.
• Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.
• Web Tips can be submitted to www.nmicrimestoppers.com
• Caller ID is not used.
• All calls remain anonymous.
• It pays to make the call.
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