Crime

Crime

Solvers

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County

The Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the launch of the Rappahannock County Crime Solvers Program. Law enforcement is more effective when partnerships are formed with the communities they serve.

The Crime Solvers Program will have a Board of Directors that will meet periodically with the Sheriff to offer rewards for unsolved criminal cases and discuss a broad range of public safety issues.

Leads are occasionally exhausted in criminal cases and fresh information is needed to re-energize an investigation. Frequently, a citizen may have evidence that can be critical in the closure of these cases.

As an incentive to these citizens, the Crime Solvers Program will advertise rewards for information on selected criminal events.

Calls can be made directly and anonymously to the Sheriffs Office. Citizens will inform the dispatcher that the call is a Crime Solvers tip at which time they will be transferred j directly to the Sheriff or Chief j Deputy. (

The caller will be assigned a code | number, provide information, and then asked to call back in a week to see if the tip resulted in closure of the case. If the tip has resulted in the closure of an advertised case, an arrangement will be made with the caller to pick up their reward at a meeting with a member of the Crime ’• Solvers Board. The caller will need I only to provide their code number to claim the reward. All transactions * will be in cash.

The Rappahannock County Crime Solvers; Board of Directors, for 2001-2002 was selected by the Sheriff for their community service history and area representation.

The Sheriffs Office wishes to express thanks to the following individuals who have volunteered to serve our citizens in this partnership program: Jeff Light, Woodville; Bruce Jones, Washington; Philip Irwin, Flint Hill; Janet Makela, Amissville; Buck Payne, Sperryville; and William Dobrovir, Sperryville.