The number of tips rolling into First Coast Crime Stoppers has steadily declined over the past few years.
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Crime Stoppers works with law enforcement to get criminals off the streets by allowing members of the community to leave anonymous tips and receive a cash reward if the information leads to an arrest. News4JAX spoke to a woman who said it’s heartbreaking to know that fewer people are coming forward with helpful information, and she wants that to change because she says tips sent to Crime Stoppers would help police solve her brother’s murder.Darnell Wilson was gunned down inside his home in the Sherwood Forest
neighborhood in February. He was a father of three children, and his sister described him as a giving person. Melanese said in the 10 months since his death, she’s hoped someone would speak out to help detectives close the case and help her find peace.According to data provided by Crime Stoppers, its fiscal year is from July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the current year.
The data pulled from 2016 shows a decline in the number of tips received with roughly 3,400 tips submitted in 2018 to around a little over 2,800 tips in 2022.‘Tell what you know’: Family pleads for justice for father of 3 killed in Sherwood Forest home“I’m quite sure somebody knows something because the streets talk. They talk hard. It may not be right all the time, but a little tip would help,” Melanese said.
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