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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 20th anniversary
4 of the Champaign County Crime Stoppers; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Since 1986, the Champaign County Crimestoppers
6 have been helping area law enforcement agencies make Champaign
7 County a safer place to live; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Crimestoppers is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit
9 organization dedicated to reducing the amount of crime and the
10 number of unsolved crimes in Champaign County; it was formed to
11 overcome public apathy about getting involved and to eliminate
12 the fear of retaliation from criminal elements; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Cash rewards of up to $1,000 are paid for
14 information which leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen
15 property; callers to the TIPS phone line are not required to
16 identify themselves; instead, each caller is given a secret
17 code number which is then used in all subsequent contacts;
18 reward payments are made in a manner designed to preserve the
19 anonymity of the caller; and
 
20     WHEREAS, This worthy program has made an impact in
21 Champaign County; since its inception through 2005, 1,160 cases
22 have been solved resulting in 918 arrests; property recovered
23 has totaled $405,903, and narcotics recovery has totaled
24 $686,031, for a total of $1,091,934 recovered as a result of
25 the Champaign County Crimestoppers; therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we recognize the 20th anniversary of the Champaign County Crime
29 Stoppers, and we applaud the supporters of this valuable
30 program; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the Champaign County Crimestoppers as an
3 expression of our esteem.