The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 68, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1982 Page: 5 of 18
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Thursday, October 21 ,,1982
THE BASTROP ADVERTISER AND COUNTY NEWS
Page 5
Questions & answers about proposed citizens group
Crimestoppers’ informants remain secret
CALL
COLLECT
In Lockhart, you call 398-FREE to inform Crimestop-
pers about Information or a clue to solve a crime. Bastrop
will have Its own telephone number when local
Crimestoppers gets going.
Five more city
manager interviews
Bastrop Councilmen
Monday night instructed
acting City Manager Artie
McLaurin to arrange for
interviews with five more
applicants for the Bastrop
City Manager'spost.
Bastrop County could have its own Crimestoppers unit
by winter.
Judy Edwards, chief investigator for Bastrop County
District Attorney Neal Pfieffer, is set to confer in
Lockhart by the end of the month on how the Caldwell
County Crimestoppers unit was set up and what con-
stitution it uses. Pfeiffer is expected to call a meeting soon
to take steps to establish the Bastrop County unit.
At a first meeting to explain how Crimestoppers
operates, Steve Cherry answered some of the most com-
mon questions about this new aid to law enforcement.
Cherry is a staff man in Gov. Bill Clement’s office who
helps establish Crimestopper units. He is a former
Conroe police officer and sergeant. He expanded on
some of his answers for The Advertiser.
Q: When did Crimestoppers start?
A: In Albuquerque in 1976 and two years later it came
to El Paso, the first Texas city to have a unit.
Q: Does Crimestoppers help solve crimes? Is it a law
enforcement agency?
A: CrimestoppeS's supply the missing link in a case, not
the whole case. Crimestoppers usually address a case that
has come to a dead end. Crimestoppers raise money for
rewards, then agree to take on cases where it’s felt infor-
mation from the public might crack the case, but
Crimestoppers is not a law enforcement agency. The ac-
tual work on each case is still done by police and sheriff’s
departments.
Q: How does Crimestoppers work?
A: Law enforcement agencies bring cases to the atten-
tion of the local Crimestoppers council or board. The
board decides which cases to take up and how much
reward to offer in each case for information leading to
arrest and conviction. Crimestoppers then announce it
has taken on a case and the phone number to call with in-
formation. A trained law enforcement officer answers
the phone and follows the lead.
Q: How does the informant remain anonymous?
A: He is given a number and he is not seen. All infor-
mation comes over the phone.
Q: How does the informant collect the reward?
A: The money is left at a location for him. “But less
than a fifth of the people who call are interested in a
reward. They do it as their public duty. Others want the
money. We realize that and have have no quarrel with it. ’’
As much as 80% of all major crimes are solved'by infor-
mants.
Q: How much money is given in rewards?
, A: In big cities, perhaps as much as $1,000 which is the
limit. In Caldwell County and other places, it might be
$40 to $250, depending on the crime. Even that, gets
results.
Q: Can the informants be called into court or iden-
tified?
A: No.
Q: Who serves on the Crimestoppers board?
A: Usually whoever is interested.
Q: Is the board made public?
A: Yes, and it’s a good idea to have routine reports on
how much money it raises for the rewards and pays out.
Q: Does Crimestoppers do other things beside collect
money and offer rewards?
A: Yes. Crimestopper units have started neighborhood
watch programs and patrols and drives to identify
property so it is useless to burglars.
Computer science class may be added by SISD
Asked if the council had
The council has inter-
viewed three candidates
for the office already.
considered hiring any of “set our priorities” to add
those Councilwoman Bar- computer science to the
bara Willis answered, “We curriculum,
considered two of them, To do so, the board will
but they didn’t consider have to approve dropping
us.” one unit of vocational edu-
Mrs. McLaurin said the cation, Hestand said, ex-
council has received more plaining “when we got our
than 40 applications and is last vocational unit
still getting more. allocated, the Texas
Commenting that “it’s Education Agency advised board that since enrollment
urgent that Smithville gets us that they would not ap- in homemaking classes
into data processing and prove any more units.” (now two units) has been
computer science,” Homemaking Down down for the past few
Superintendent Don Hes- Hestand suggested to the years, he feels that the
tand urged the school
board Monday night to
study the situation and
school can make better use
of one of those vocational
units.
President of the board
William Breeden urged the
board not to act on this un- and Henry Haisler were
til the next meeting, in not present, adding “the
November, since board board needs time to con-
members La Fray Carter sider what action to take.”
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purt’near everything
New this week is
Conte bv & cheek it out.
Just east of 95 on 1 141
Fresh
Produce
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Vote For
Walter “Jelly” Steymannl
QUALIFIED : ’
Leadership
Education
Administrative experience
Dedication to serve
the people
Easy to talk to
Realistic about future
needs and problems
BASTROP COUNTY JUDGE
You Have A Choice
The Decision Is Yours
Political Advertisement Paid For By Walter Steymann Committee, Rachel Owens, Rt. 1, Bastrop, Tx.
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Williams, Eric. The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 68, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1982, newspaper, October 21, 1982; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth735456/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.