Dead Beat Parents

When a single parent is ordered by the court to pay child support for his/her child and ignores the order by paying late or not paying at all. Once the court issues a writ of non-payment or an arrest warrant for failure to pay child support, Crime Stoppers will take tips on the locations of dead beat parents. Crime Stoppers will forward this information to the appropriate law enforcement agency for proper action. If an arrest is made based on the tip, Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of $200 to the tipster.

Gun Stoppers

Crime Stoppers and Broward County Sheriff's Office introduced Gun Stoppers. The goal of the program is to remove illegal weapons from Broward County, before they can be used. Crime Stoppers will pay $100 for the recovery of an illegal weapon and upto $1000 for the arrest of a person for possession of the illegal gun in a public place. Public place is defined as a: store, mall, parking lot or any place the public is invited to use or shop. This is not a gun buy back program; the purpose of the program is to reduce the prevalence of firearms carried illegally in Broward County.

Illegal Dumping

Illegal dumping is the unlawful disposal of trash in an area not designated for such materials. Illegal dumping occurs in all areas of Broward County and is done by citizens as well as businesses. "No dumping" signs will be posted throughout Unincorporated Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale. These signs will be posted at illegal dump sites and other areas to discourage illegal dumpers and to publicize the reward system. Florida had the following statute and code to punish illegal dumpers. People who are caught illegally dumping are subject to fines and imprisonment.

Student Crime Stoppers

Students of Broward County are encouraged to report crimes committed in or around their school to Crime Stoppers. All callers are completely anonymous. If the tip leads to an arrest, the student could qualify for a cash reward of UP TO $100.

Terrorism

In 2002, Crime Stoppers partnered with Broward County  and Broward County Sheriff's Office offerd a reward of UP TO $15,000 for terrorism information. This program was initiated as a direct result of the 9-11 attacks on the United States. Anyone with information on person(s) who are planning terrorist activity is asked to contact Crime Stoppers. As always, all callers will remain absolutely anonymous.

Kids Saver Fingerprinting

In 2003 the board of directors purchased two computer systems and the software that allows the program to fingerprint and photograph children and the elderly. This program is made available to any community event in which children will be present. The program is computer generated which means there is no messy black ink. The photos are color and tips are provided should your child ever go missing.