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February 2024

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28th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference

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Left to right is the Texas Crime Stoppers Director and the members of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council. Lyndsay Ysla, Cooper Aranda, Greg New, Stephanie Vanskike, Carlo Hernandez, and Lauren Day.

Texas Crime Stoppers recently held the 28th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference in Houston, Texas. This event places a special emphasis on the dedicated youth volunteers who actively contribute to the safety of their middle and high school campuses.

Students, administrators, program sponsors and School Resource Officers (SRO) gathered from near and far for this three-day training host by?Crime Stoppers of Houston. The conference, addressed current trends and local community issues such as mental health, fentanyl, human trafficking, and online predators, also covered?nonprofit guidelines, best practices, and program marketing. This conference served as a valuable platform to enhance programs collaboration among various Crime Stoppers organizations.?

A special thanks to Crime Stoppers of Houston for their outstanding job in hosting this year's conference!

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*_INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE AWARD_*

Student Board Member of the Year 2023
Fabian Martinez
Student Crime Stoppers of Amarillo

*_PUBLICITY AWARD WINNERS:_*

Best Website 2023
La Joya ISD Campus Crime Stoppers

Texas Best Social Media Award 2023
Crime Stoppers of Midland

Texas Best Creative Publicity Award 2023
Crime Fighters Posters
La Joya ISD Campus Crime Stoppers

*_MEDIA AWARD WINNERS:_*

Texas Best Radio Competition 2023
Crime of the Week
Bear Spray
Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas

Texas Best Radio Competition 2023
Special Production/Public Service Announcement
PSA Fentanyl
Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas

Texas Best Television Competition 2023
Crime of the Week
Man wanted on four counts of sexual assault of a child
Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas

Texas Best Television Competition 2023
Special Production/Public Service Announcement
Campus Crime Stoppers Vincent Middle School
Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas

Texas Best Newsprint Competition 2023 ? General Newsprint
Anonymous tip leads to explosive device investigation
Crime Stoppers of Midland

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Annual Reports

It?s that time of the year again to submit your programs annual reports.?To access your reports, select the hyperlinks listed below using the previously created username and password sent to your organization.?*Reporting due dates have been extended to?**February 29, 2024.**?*??


* 2023 Probation Fee Repayment Report (PFRR) [ [link removed] ]
* *PFRR Overview and Checklist? [ [link removed] ]*

* 2023 2nd Period Statistical Report, June 1 - Dec 31 [ [link removed] ]
* 2024 Annual Crime Stoppers Program Report? [ [link removed] ]?

Please share this information with your board, executive directors, and law enforcement coordinators to give them ample time to gather the data to complete the reports in a timely manner. For questions, contact Maggie Torres at (512) 463-8306 or [email protected].

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Training Opportunities

*Texas Crime Stoppers Basic Course Training*
Navasota, Texas
April 29- May 1, 2024

*Texas Crime Stoppers Basic Course Training*
Laredo, Texas
June 2024

*Texas Crime Stoppers Basic Course Training*
Columbus, Texas
August 2024

*35th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Conference?*
Waco, Texas
October 8-10, 2024

Texas Crime Stoppers Events? [ [link removed] ]

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Texas Crime Stoppers Student Ambassadors

The Texas Crime Stoppers Student Ambassador Program is a student based leadership program for Texas youth involved in their Crime Stoppers community across the state. The aim of the program is to establish a network of informed and influential students throughout Texas who can actively represent Crime Stoppers while building a proficient skill set and gaining leadership experience.

The program consists of 12 students who are carefully chosen and tasked with setting leadership standards of excellence among their peer groups, acting as role models on their campuses and in their communities, and are also required to complete a series of projects over the course of a calendar year.

Let's congratulate our 2024-2025 Texas Crime Stoppers Student Ambassadors!

*Isaiah Hampton*, Crime Stoppers of Northeast Texas

*Aaron Daniels, *Odessa Student Crime Stoppers

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Happy Anniversary!

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*Anderson County Crime Stoppers*, 41 years

*Coppell Crime Stoppers*, 14 years

*Edinburg Crime Stoppers*, 20 years

*Laredo Crime Stoppers*, 37 years

*Madison County Crime Stoppers, Inc.*, 40 years

*Marshall-Harrison County Crime Stoppers*, 39 years

*McCulloch County Crime Stoppers*, 38 years

*Northwest ISD Campus Crime Stoppers*, 16 years

*Top of Texas Crime Stoppers, Inc.*, 41 years

*Vernon-Wilbarger County Crime Stoppers*, 41 years

*Waco Crime Stoppers*, 43 years

*Walker County & Huntsville Crime Stoppers*, 37 years

*Ward County Crime Stoppers*, 12 years

Congratulations on all your years of service!? Thank you for the continued investment within your community which has paved the way for a safer, stronger future for Texas.?

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Interested In Hosting?

The Texas Crime Stoppers Team is looking for local programs to host a conference. Programs are expected to host a multi-day training in order to be considered as a host site. Grant funding is available to offset costs related to Crime Stoppers training events.

For programs interested in learning more about hosting an event, please contact Lyndsay Ysla at [email protected] or (512) 475-2252.

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