Champaign County Crime Stoppers has been serving our community for 36 years! The program remains very effective and has had another successful year of fighting crime. The Crime Stoppers Board credits the program's continued success to the public. The Crime Stoppers program began in May of 1986 and has assisted local law enforcement agencies in solving over 2,100 cases and paid out cash rewards in excess of $147,000.
The Crime Stoppers program was designed to reduce the amount of crime and the number of unsolved crimes in Champaign County. The community is the key to the success of Crime Stoppers and the program would not exist without the help of concerned citizens and the local media. According to Deputy Chief Geoff Coon (Champaign Police Department), "The Board of Directors is pleased with the ongoing support from the citizens and the media outlets who have shown a strong commitment to solving crime in Champaign County."
Crime Stoppers would like to remind the community that cash rewards are paid for information on unsolved crimes, pending crimes, and fugitives. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for tips that lead to an arrest. Tipsters remain completely anonymous when providing information to Crime Stoppers, whether by our TIPS phone line or P3 mobile app.
For further information, see our Contact Us page.
Crime Stoppers is comprised of diverse, active and dedicated community representatives. Crime Stoppers provides a method for local law enforcement to receive information on crimes. These efforts increase tips, which in turn increase arrests in our community. |
Name | Position |
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John Hecker | President |
Dawn Coyne Trimble | Vice President |
Dale Dye | Secretary |
Tyler Kutz | Treasurer |
Gary Spear | Board Member |
Deputy Chief Geoff Coon | Coordinator/Law Enforcement Liason |
Sgt. Leslie Kerr | Coordinator/Law Enforcement Liaison |
Champaign County Crime Stoppers Board of Directors
John Bridgman
Angie Brix - Keller Williams Realty
Stephen Bryan - University of Illinois
Dale Dye - Retired - Busey Wealth Management
Kris Fitzpatrick - Retired - Law Enforcement
Steve Gray - Carmack Car Capital
Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud - UI Japan House
Mike Hagan - BPC
Jeff Hamilton - City of Champaign
John Hecker - Stipes Publishing Company
Josh Henson - Adams Outdoor Advertising
John Kelley - St. John's Catholic Newman Center
David Krchak - Thomas Mamer, LLP
Tyler Kutz - Martin Hood Friese and Associates
Leon Lomax - Retired - Kraft Foods
Janet Maupin - Retired - Champaign Fire Department
Lane Nicolette - First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana
Barbara Payne - Retired - American Red Cross
Chris Randles - Parkland College
Debbie Schaudt - Retired - Carle/Champaign Police Dept. (civilian)
Gary Spear - Retired - Champaign Police Department (civilian)
Greg Stock - Unit 4 Schools
Dawn Coyne Trimble - Keller-Williams Realty
Non-Voting Members:
Deputy Chief Geoff Coon - Law Enforcement Coordinator-Champaign Police Department
Sgt. Leslie Kerr - Law Enforcement Coordinator-Champaign Police Department
Troy Daniels - Retired - Champaign Police Department