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Crime Stoppers WA has won a 2020 Crime Stoppers International – Specialised Program Award for implementing the Tor network into its online reporting to guarantee anonymity. Tor (The Onion Router) allows you to use the internet anonymously and the online report you submit passes through a minimum of three different global servers…

Daniel James Holdom has received two life sentences for the double murder of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her two-year-old daughter Khandalyce. Back in 2015, crucial information obtained by Crime Stoppers from members of the public led to the arrest of Daniel Holdom, 41, who was charged with the two murders. Ms Pearce-Stevenson’s body…

When we’re trying to remember specific details about people we’ve met or an incident we’ve seen, our memory is often not as good as we’d like it to be.  But knowing in advance what details to look out for can help enormously when it comes to recalling that information. Even small facts…

Earlier this year, Pingelly Police identified that there was a perceived drug problem facing their community, but it was clear that the quantity and quality of intelligence they had was insufficient to tackle the drug issues effectively. Members of such a small community were regularly talking amongst themselves about certain things occurring…

A big response from the WA community has resulted in record numbers of reports being received at Crime Stoppers WA in 2016 and January 2017. In 2016, over 53,300 contacts (calls and online reports) were received 1/3 of all these contacts were made through the mobile-responsive, online report form available on the…

Nick Stagg, Partner at Lavan Legal and Chairman of Crime Stoppers WA is delighted to welcome Vince Hughes as the Crime Stoppers WA new Chief Executive Officer. Vince has broad experience that positions him well for this role including senior public sector roles at the Public Sector Commission, WA Police, Corruption and…

The winner of the 2016 Crime Stoppers WA Graffiti Action Challenge was awarded a $600 cash prize, which was presented by Crime Stoppers WA CEO Kim Harrison at a school assembly. Zoe Savidis tackled the problem of graffiti at its source. She created a website called “Graffiti Helpsite” which allowed graffiti vandals…

Crime Stoppers WA has been awarded the 2015 Best Website by Crime Stoppers International for member regions with a population of 1-3 million. The new Crime Stoppers WA (CSWA) website went live on 21 July 2015, with a vastly improved format and technical capability. Statistics show the new website has clearly improved…

Record numbers of WA residents are contacting Crime Stoppers to report their crime concerns. More than 150 people per day on average made reports in August. For the first time, over 5,000 contacts were received in a month, comprising 3,420 answered phone calls and 1,588 ‘contacts other than calls’ in August. Online…

Forty years ago in 1976, a police detective in Albuquerque in the US State of New Mexico was becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of information coming from the public about a murder at a petrol station. Greg MacAleese believed apathy and fear of retribution by local residents was hindering the investigation….