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Crime Stoppers To Reward Anonymous Tipsters Of Monmouth County Crimes With Cash

IMG_0758Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced a new partnership Crime Stoppers in an effort to encourage the public to share information with law enforcement.  The announcement was made last evening at National Night Out events in Asbury Park,  Neptune City, Neptune Township and Union Beach.

“Unfortunately people with information about crimes are often reluctant to cooperate with law enforcement because they are afraid of retaliation, they do not care enough to get involved or  they want something in exchange for the information,” Gramiccioni said, “Crime stoppers offers cash, up to $5000, no questions asked, with anonymity as a solution to this lack of information.”

Citizens with information about a crime or fugitive may contact Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-671-4400, which is a confidential telephone tip line; they can text “MONMOUTH” plus their tip to 274637; or the can email a tip via the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com

When a tipster contacts Crime Stoppers via tip line, email or text, the tipster is assigned a confidential code number, which becomes IMG_0788their only identity in the system. At no time does anyone ask a tipster for their name.  When an arrest is made, the tipster will be told to go to the Crime Stopper’s bank in Freehold, provide the confidential code number, and collect the cash.

Gramiccioni asked the the crowd in Asbury Park for information about the September 2009 murder of Red Bank Middle School teacher Jonelle Melton, who was found in a pool of her own blood in her Neptune City home.  He said the investigation has led law enforcement to believe that Melton’s murder was a case of mistaken identify; that the perpetrator went to the wrong home and intended to kill someone else.

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Posted: August 7th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Asbury Park, Crime and Punishment, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments »

2 Comments on “Crime Stoppers To Reward Anonymous Tipsters Of Monmouth County Crimes With Cash”

  1. Tommy De Seno said at 2:00 pm on August 7th, 2013:

    Bad enough the NSA is spying on us.

    Now government wants us to snitch on each other.

    Good grief.

  2. MoreMonmouthMusings » Blog Archive » Shooting Epidemic In Asbury Park, Community Resignation Setting In said at 7:09 pm on August 25th, 2013:

    […] Fixing families will take time and a community will driven by churches, educators, civic leaders, elected officials and law enforcement.  There is no lack of that will or those leaders in Asbury Park.  But none of that will work if there are not more police on the streets.  More prosecutors officers in the city and a tip line offering $5000 to snitches is not enough. […]