Stopping Crime Is Every Citizen's Responsibility

Texas Crime Stoppers offers education, training, and resources to law enforcement agencies and the general public. Stopping crime is the responsibility of every citizen.

If you have information about the location of a fugitive, contact Texas Crime Stoppers, 24 hours a day, at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). You DO NOT have to give your name, and you could earn up to a $50,000 CASH REWARD.

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Courtesy Reminder: IRS Form 990 Returns

All 501 (c)(3) Crime Stoppers programs are required to file an annual IRS return.

Noncompliance for the first three sequential years may cause the IRS to revoke tax-exemption.

Which Form 990 series your program must file generally depends on its financial activity. For your organization's tax year 2010 and later the following generally dictates which IRS form 990 you must file:

• Gross receipts normally equal to or less than $50,000.00: Form 990-N
• Gross receipts greater than $50,000 and total assets less than $500,000: Form 990-EZ or Form 990
• Gross receipts equal to or greater than $200,000 or total assets equal to or greater than $500,000: Form 990

For additional information visit the IRS charities and non-profit webpage: http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html

The IRS provides on-line training for tax-exempt organizations and charitable organizations seeking tax-exempt status and maintaining tax-exempt status http://www.stayexempt.org

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Nominations are now being accepted through August 31, 2013 for the 25th Annual Texas' Best Awards.

Awards are for the 2012 calendar year. Click here to get your nomination packet with complete details.

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Texas Crime Stoppers is standing with our friends and families in the community of West and McLennan County.

Our thoughts and prayers remain with everyone in West, and all the emergency personnel, who have come to the aid of this much beloved community.

https://www.facebook.com/PrayersforWest

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The 19th Annual Texas Campus Crime Stoppers Conference is scheduled for February 3-5 in Fort Worth.

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The 25th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Conference will be held October 23-25
in Corpus Christi.

Watch here for details.

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Texas Crime Stoppers since inception as of 2012

Suspects Arrested	Offenses Cleared	Rewards Paid	Property Recovered	Narcotics Seized
181,976	685,185	$41,498,519	$247,021,742	$1,069,139,535

2012 Texas Crime Stoppers Statewide Statistics

Campus programs (public schools, universities)
1,798 cases cleared 
1,261 administratively disciplined
$85,849 rewards paid 
$162,040.96 value of property recovered 
$19,079.80 value of illegal drugs seized 
158 weapons seized 


Community programs

• 6,109 suspects arrested 
  7,766 offenses cleared 
  $1,583,465 rewards paid
  $230,071 rewards unclaimed
  $2,421,348 value of property recovered 
  $38,283,661 value of narcotics seized

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Training

For information about upcoming training opportunities, please click here.

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Texas Crime Stoppers Council

Established by the Texas Legislature within the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, the council is comprised of members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The council is responsible for certifying local programs and providing oversight and policy direction for the Texas Crime Stoppers Program.

Contact your council members here.

The next council meeting is scheduled for 9:30 am, Wednesday June 5, 2013 in Austin at the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, Conroe.

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Contact Texas Crime Stoppers

Texas Crime Stoppers Training and Technical Assistance
Texas State University-San Marcos
601 University Drive
San Marcos, Texas 78666-4610
Toll Free: 866-220-4357
512-245-0571
FAX 512-245-2851
gl02@txstate.edu