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by Isle of Man Crimestoppers

Calls to Isle of Man Crimestoppers helped police investigating six incidents during the last quarter of 2011, according to figures released by the charity. The information supplied related to a wide range of both criminal and motoring offences, enabling the police to take direct action to address concerns raised by the public in a number of cases. Between October and December information provided via Crimestoppers resulted in two arrests leading to court appearances, and one person being summonsed to court.

The positive impact that Crimestoppers is having in combating crime continued into the New Year as calls resulted in one arrest and a further detected crime in January 2012.
Stuart McCudden, Chair of Isle of Man Crimestoppers, said:

“These figures show that information provided to Isle of Man Crimestoppers has a real impact in helping police to investigate crimes and in ensuring that offenders are brought to justice.”

Isle of Man Crimestoppers provides a way for all members of the community to pass on information about crime anonymously by ringing the Crimestoppers hotline 0800 555111. All calls are handled by the UK Crimestoppers Call Centre, so Isle of Man callers can therefore be assured of their complete anonymity.

Isle of Man Crimestoppers is part of the UK Crimestoppers 'family' and is an independent Manx charity dedicated to fighting crime across the Island. The charity focuses on local issues that are important to the community - improving crime detection, enhancing quality of life, and giving residents and visitors alike 'Freedom to Flourish'.

The charity is always looking at new ways to encourage the community to play an active role in the fight against crime, and in 2011 announced its support for the ‘Fearless’ campaign 
aimed at showing young people how they can help to solve crimes by providing information anonymously.
The Fearless website - http://www.fearless.org - includes details of the Crimestoppers hotline but also includes options to pass on information online via a secure web page.

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