HOW IT WORKS The Crime Stoppers program can only work with public participation. Calls to the tip line may be placed at anytime day or night and are always completely anonymous. What Happens When You Call Crime Stoppers? Your information will be taken down by the person answering the tip line. After the person is finished recording your information, you and the information will be assigned a number. This number is very important! The information you submitted through the tip line is  then sent to the officer assigned to the case to be investigated. If a tip leads to an arrest, an ad is placed in the city's newspapers featuring the information's assigned number. If you have the same number that is printed in the newspapers you must call the Crime Stoppers tip line again and confirm the information. Once your information has been confirmed another number will be assigned to you. You will also receive instructions detailing how and where to retrieve your reward money.