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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 Food Box...- Continued from page 9 Centre, Birchway and Elizabeth Apartments, Trinity United Church hopes to be a drop off 'point also if needed. Halton Hills Seniors West Planning and Education commit- tee members include Pat Frizzell, Shirley Broostad, Pauline Barlow, Keith Black, Dorothy Rognvaldson, Gloria Vermeulen, and Donna Rowley. Rognvaldson. The savage shotgun killing of Michael Carmen in 1976 wouldn't have been solved without Crime Stoppers. In fact, it was the murder of the 21-year-old college student during a gas bar robbery that resulted in the birth of Crime Stoppers. Almost three de- cades later, Crime Stoppers is responsible for solving thou- sands of homicides, sexual assaults, robberies and other crimes. Each January they mark the success they' ve had by celebrating Crime Stop- pers Month. Crime Stoppers of Halton is a non-profit, charitable organization managed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Crime Stoppers Program Halton is successful due to a partnership between the Hal- ton Regional Police Service, the community and the media and requires recognition and support from all levels of government to ensure the pro- gram can-continue the level of success achieved through the years. Theme of this year's Crime Stoppers Month is 'Caring for Your Community' which Crime Stoppers of Halton does every day when we take calls from anonymous tipsters to assist in solving crime. in the community. Since its inception in 1988, - 310 Guelph St. #5, Georgetown 905-873-4405 TS: shfeaws | Crime Stoppers of Halton has been responsible for the arrest of 682 individuals and 1,458 cases solved. Tips to the program in the same time period have led to the recov- ery of $1,830,312 in stolen property and the seizure of $13,311,525 in illicit drugs. Detective Greg MacAleese came up with the concept of Crime Stoppers in Albu- querque, New Mexico while trying to solve the slaying of Carmen. At that time, MacAleese realized there was a great deal of fear and apathy in the community and no one was prepared to come forward and assist police in identifying the killers. MacAleese convinced television station KOAT to produce a re-enactment of Carmen's murder and he personally put up a reward if anyone would call him anonymously and provide the names of those responsible. The first caller didn't have information about the killing, but gave MacAleese infor- mation that assisted police in solving a brutal rape. The second call was from an in- dividual who knew two men who were driving a car simi- lar to the one that had sped away from the gas station moments after Carmen was fatally wounded by a blast --,. ( * a THE NEW TANNER FRESH FOOD BOX: Acton Fresh Food Box committee includes left to right, Brenda Mohr, coordinator from Burlington, Mary Schnurr H.H.C.S.1. coordinator, Donna Rowley, Shirley Broos tad, Pauline Barlow, Pat Frizzell, Acton coordinator and Doroth Crime Stoppers (Halton) marks 17 year's from a 12-gauge shotgun. A team of detectives fol- lowed up on the anonymous lead and 72 hours after the | re-enactment was broadcast, two suspects were arrested for the killing. Halton Crime Stoppers is active in awareness cam- paigns to inform the public of their services as an alterna- tive means of reporting crime anonymously and by offering incentives in the form of rewards up to a maximum of $2,000. 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