How to Submit a Tip
To be eligible for a cash reward, you must report your tip directly to the Multi-County Crime Stoppers by calling 800-392-7867, submitting it via the P3 smartphone app, or online.
If you call your local law enforcement with a tip you will not be eligible to receive a cash reward from Multi-County Crime Stoppers.
Process:
- Tipster contacts Multi-County Crime Stoppers
- Tipster does not give their name, address, phone number or any other identifying information
- All tips are anonymous (no Caller ID, calls not recorded, Computer IP’s not saved, locations not tracked)
- Tipster is given a Tip ID code. Save the tip code! There is no way for us to look up the number
- Tip ID code is required to track the tip status
- Law enforcement agency receives the information provided by the Tipster and investigates
- If the tip leads to a felony arrest or the recovery of stolen property or narcotics, the Tipster may be eligible for up to a $1,000 cash reward
How is anonymity maintained?
Many people including law enforcement officers and citizens alike wonder:
How does Crime Stoppers work?
Can I really get a reward without anyone knowing who I am?
The best way to answer these questions is to lay out our operating procedure for you. Multi-County County Crime Stoppers has two telephone lines set-up for incoming calls. A local administrative/office line and an 800 tip line. There is no caller ID nor line recorder set on these lines. No other law enforcement office nor officer has access to answering these lines. The Crime Stoppers office and files are kept secured and cannot be accessed by anyone other than the Crime Stoppers Coordinator or Assistant. The public has access to the Crime Stoppers Coordinator by telephone or by walk-in. These precautions are necessary to protect the anonymity of the Crime Stoppers caller and the confidentiality of the information as set-up in the Texas Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Texas Penal Code.