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May 2024
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2024 Star of Texas Nominations
The annual Star of Texas Awards, hosted by the Public Safety Office every September, honor the bravery and sacrifice of peace officers, firefighters, and emergency first responders who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. Since its establishment in 2003, more than 712 individuals have been recognized for their service.
Nominations are currently being accepted for eligible individuals, including private citizens who assist first responders. The nomination form is accessible through the Governor?s Office website at gov.texas.gov/organization/cjd/star-of-texas. [ [link removed] ]
SOTA
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Texas 10 Most Wanted Program Captured
DPS
*2024 Texas 10 Most Wanted Program Captured Stats (as of 4/10/2024)*
* Total Captures: 13
* Top 10 Fugitives Arrested: 6
* Top 10 Sex Offenders Arrested: 7
* Total Gang Members Arrested: 5
* Total Sex Offenders Arrested: 7
* Rewards Paid: $3,000
Texas 10 Most Wanted Website [ [link removed] ]
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Training Opportunities
*Texas Crime Stoppers Basic Course Training*
Laredo, Texas
June 3-4,2024
Registration Now Open! [ [link removed] ]
*Texas Crime Stoppers Basic Course Training*
Columbus, Texas
August 5-6,2024
*35th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Conference?*
Waco, Texas
October 8-10, 2024
Registration Now Open! [ [link removed] ]
*29th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference?*
Seguin, Texas
February 17-19, 2025
Texas Crime Stoppers Events [ [link removed] ]
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Crime Stoppers in the Field!
Navasota
Texas Crime Stoppers recently held a basic course training in Navasota, Texas. The basic Crime Stoppers course provides 16 training hours fulfilling the training requirement for organization certification. The hours also count towards an individual's TCOLE and CPE credit. The course included topics on operational guidelines, board responsibilities, campus crime stoppers, tip taking best practices, annual reporting, certification requirements, fundraising and marketing.
Thank you to Grimes County Crime Stoppers for hosting a great training!?
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Texas Crime Stoppers Student Ambassadors
The Texas Crime Stoppers Ambassador Program is a student-based leadership program for youth involved in their local Crime Stoppers community.
Each ambassador is assigned a month to submit an article in the Texas Crime Stoppers newsletter. The topics may include, campus program success stories, an interview with their Student Resource Officer or a board member, community engagement, editorials on leadership, mentoring, or student motivation.
Check out what the Ambassadors have to say!
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Happy Anniversary!
*Awareness of Crime in Texarkana*, 44 years?
*Crime Stoppers of San Angelo*, 37 years
*Denton County Crime Stoppers*, 35 years
*Falls County Crime Stoppers*, 27 years
*Gillespie County Crime Stoppers*, 35 years
*Gregg County Crime Stoppers*, 43 years
*Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers*, 27 years
*Kendall County Crime Stoppers*, 34 years
*Mission Crime Stoppers*, 40 years
*Odessa Crime Stoppers*, 41 years
*Parker County Crime Stoppers*, 38 years
*Wood County Crime Stoppers*, 39 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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