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July 2024

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Top 10

Governor Greg Abbott launches Texas? 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List [ [link removed] ]. Created in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), this list is a new initiative to locate and arrest repeat offenders who have entered the country illegally and are wanted for dangerous crimes committed in Texas.??

Funded by the Governor?s Public Safety Office, Texas Crime Stoppers will offer cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of Texas? 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants. Similar to other Texas 10 Most Wanted lists, fugitives from the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List may be selected as the department?s monthly featured fugitive.

To be eligible for cash rewards, tipsters must?provide information to authorities using one of the following three methods:


* Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
* Submit a web tip through the _DPS website [ [link removed] ]_?by selecting the fugitive you have information about,?then clicking on the link under their picture.
* Submit a _Facebook tip [ [link removed] ]_?by clicking the ?SUBMIT A TIP? link (under the ?About? section).

All tips are anonymous?regardless of how they are submitted*?*and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.

DPS Special Agents will work with local and federal law enforcement agencies to apprehend all of the criminal illegal immigrant?fugitives who have been identified and to select the fugitives that will appear on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal?Illegal Immigrants List. You can find the current lists with photos on the _DPS website [ [link removed] ]_.

Texans should not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.

View Texas? 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List here [ [link removed] ].?

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Texas Crime Stoppers Annual Conference

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Waco Crime Stoppers has an exciting and engaging conference planned for us this year!?

*October 8-10, 2024*

Registration Now Open! [ [link removed] ]



2024 Texas Best Awards

Nominations are being accepted for the annual Texas Best Awards. Certified Texas Crime Stopper organizations are encouraged to participate in this years' award competition recognizing the extraordinary commitment and dedication to their mission of solving and preventing crime in Texas.

Use one?entry form? [ [link removed] ]for each category and label each supporting item with your program name and competition category. All entries are due by close of business?*Friday, August 23, 2024.*

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Training Opportunities

*Texas Crime Stoppers Basic Course Training*
Columbus, Texas
August 5-6,2024

Registration Now Open! [ [link removed] ]

*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 Basic Course Training*
San Marcos, Texas
April 2025

*Texas Crime Stoppers Basic Course Training*
Waxahachie, Texas
June 2025

*Texas Crime Stoppers Basic Course Training*
Kaufman, Texas
August 2025

*36th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Conference?*
Odessa, Texas
October 13-15, 2025

Texas Crime Stoppers Events [ [link removed] ]

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Semi-Annual Statistical Reporting

It?s time to submit your program?s statistical report. To access your report, select the hyperlink listed below, using the username and password that were previously sent to your program.?*Reports are due July 31, 2024.*


* 2024 1st Period Statistical Report, January 1 - June 30 [ [link removed] ]

Please share this information with your board, executive director, and law enforcement coordinator(s) to give them ample time to gather the data to complete the report in a timely manner. If you have any questions (or need assistance with your username), contact Erin Cole at (512) 463-1914 or [email protected].?

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Crime Stoppers in the Field!

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Texas Crime Stoppers recently held a basic course training in Laredo, 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 Laredo 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!

*Copperas Cove Crime Stoppers, Inc.*, 40 years?

*Crime Stoppers of Midland*, 40 years

*Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers, Inc.*, 38 years

*Montgomery County Crime Stoppers (Multi-County CS)*, 43 years

*Morris County Crime Stoppers, Inc.*, 41 years

*Stephens County TX Crime Stoppers*, 6 years

*Student Crime Stoppers of Amarillo*, 33 years

*West Wharton County Crime Stoppers*, 38 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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