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August 2024


Texas 10 Most Wanted Program Captured

Top 10

2024 Texas 10 Most Wanted Program Captured Stats (as of 6/28/2024)

  • Total Captures: 23
    • Top 10 Fugitives Arrested: 11
    • Top 10 Sex Offenders Arrested: 10
    • Top10 Criminal Illegal Immigrants Arrested: 2
  • Total Gang Members Arrested: 8
  • Total Sex Offenders Arrested: 10
  • Rewards Paid: $11,000

Texas 10 Most Wanted Website


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!

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 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.


Training Opportunities

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

Registration Now Open!

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


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. Reporting due dates have been extended to August 31, 2024.

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]


Texas Crime Stoppers Student Ambassador Leadership Retreat

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The Texas Crime Stoppers Student Ambassador Program within the Public Safety Office at the Office of the Governor is a leadership initiative for Texas youth actively involved in their local Crime Stoppers communities across the state.

The Ambassador Program comprises 12 high school students who are carefully selected and tasked with setting high standards of leadership excellence among their peers. These students act as role models on their campuses and in their communities and are required to complete a series of projects over the course of a calendar year. Participants in the Ambassador Program will develop and strengthen transferable skills, gain leadership experience, and push their boundaries to achieve personal growth throughout their ambassadorship. Ambassadors are chosen to represent their peers statewide and serve as the youth voice for Crime Stoppers in Texas.

Every July, we facilitate the Texas Crime Stoppers Ambassador Leadership Retreat, where we visit campus Crime Stoppers programs throughout the state. We aim to expose students to various aspects of law enforcement, crime prevention, and the judicial system. This summer, the Texas Crime Stoppers Ambassador Leadership Retreat was held in Austin, Texas.

This year, the Student Ambassadors had the opportunity to tour the Texas State Capitol and Capitol Dome, meet with the Supreme Court of Texas, and engage with the Austin Police Department. Their APD experience included interactions with the K9 unit, SWAT, and mounted patrol, a Q&A session with detectives, a tour of the Real Time Crime Center, and a meet-and-greet with APD executive staff.


Crime Stoppers in the Field!

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Texas Crime Stoppers recently held a basic course training in Columbus, 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 Colorado County Crime Stoppers for hosting a great training! 


Happy Anniversary!

Big Spring - Howard County Crime Stoppers, 30 years 

Brownsville Crime Stoppers, Inc., 38 years

Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers, Inc., 43 years

Karnes County Crime Stoppers, 13 years

Mainland Communities Crime Stoppers, 16 years

Waller 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. 


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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