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About Crime Stoppers
QUAD Communities Crime Stoppers is a
nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that is funded primarily by private donations
from members of the community. This includes individuals, corporations,
associations, clubs, retailers and other organizations. All contributions are
tax-deductible.

MEDIA INVOLVEMENT
In order to publicize the Crime Stoppers
Program and maintain a high profile in the community, a specific unsolved felony
or misdemeanor crime is selected weekly and featured on local television
stations. In addition, the selected crime is aired on the radio stations
throughout the area and appears in the daily newspaper.
Crime Stoppers does not pay for TV, radio
and newspaper time or space. All production expenses and air time costs are
absorbed by the cooperating media as a public service.
Nearly all newspapers, radio stations and
television stations in the QUAD Communities are participating in this effort.

NEWS
This
article is in reference to Quad Communities Crime Stoppers; Kimberly, Kaukauna,
Combine Locks and Little Chute and an incident involving several thefts from
Kimberly High School. Three juveniles were caught based on an anonymous tip.
On March 31, 2003, I, Deputy Paul Langenberg
employed with Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department and contracted with Kimberly
High School as a Liaison Officer made a written announcement for the morning
announcements at Kimberly High School of a reward in the amount of $50.00
dollars for any information regarding the Damage/Theft of student locks at
Kimberly High School. Prior to the announcement several students had reported
their locks damaged or missing.
On April 1, 2003 I received an anonymous tip
that a juvenile student at Kimberly High was taking student locks, agendas and a
calculator. The calculator was taken from a Kimberly High School teacher’s
classroom. The calculator was valued at $100.00 dollars. The cost of a
replacement lock was $5.00-7.00 dollars and $5.00 dollars for a new agenda.
Students had to buy new locks and agendas through Kimberly High School if theirs
were missing or lost.
Completing the three week investigation
three juvenile students at Kimberly High where referred to Outagamie County
Juvenile court system for charges of Felony Theft and Party to a Crime. The
three juveniles took over the course of the 2002-2003 School year over 1,000.00
dollars of schoolbooks, student locks and agenda’s. Two $100.00 dollar
calculators were also taken.
This tip is an example of an individual who
helped the Kimberly High School and community. My belief is the community is
its greatest protector of the community. Persons who get involved to stop
criminal activity. Criminals take advantage of other people and the fact that
nobody wants to be a snitch. Criminals are the only one who benefit from people
not telling on them and their activity.
I want to thank the Quad Communities Crime
Stoppers for their efforts to protect the community. Keep up the good work.
Paul Langenberg
Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department
Liaison Officer – Kimberly High School
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