PRINTER'S NO. 1857
No. 129 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY SHUMAKER, JUBELIRER, ROCKS, WENGER, HOPPER, REGOLI, MADIGAN, MELLOW, LEWIS, RHOADES, MUSTO, BODACK, SALVATORE, AFFLERBACH, REIBMAN, STOUT, O'PAKE, PORTERFIELD AND PECORA, JANUARY 23, 1990
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 23, 1990
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating January 1990 as "Pennsylvania Crimestoppers Month." 2 WHEREAS, Crimestoppers is an International Organization with 3 over 450 units formed to help curb the crime rate in communities 4 by channelling information received to the proper authorities 5 for investigation; and 6 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania Crimestoppers, a Pennsylvania not-for- 7 profit organization, will celebrate its fifth anniversary during 8 1990, having been formed in 1986 through the efforts of the 9 Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the Pennsylvania 10 Chiefs of Police Association, the Pennsylvania State Police, and 11 interested businesses and citizens of the Commonwealth of 12 Pennsylvania; and 13 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania Crimestoppers is under the direction of 14 a Board of Directors from the business community and concerned 15 citizens; and 16 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania Crimestoppers' operations are managed
1 by the Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Community Affairs, 2 which handles telephone calls through 1-800-4-PA-TIPS, and which 3 distributes to appropriate law enforcement agencies all 4 information received for investigation; and 5 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania Crimestoppers works in conjunction with 6 over 23 county and regional Crimestoppers organizations 7 throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and 8 WHEREAS, Since their inception, Pennsylvania Crimestoppers, 9 along with the county and regional organizations, have a record 10 of over 827 cases solved, 418 arrests made, $2,124,265 worth of 11 property recovered, $320,810 in narcotics recovered, and over 12 127 awards paid; and 13 WHEREAS, January is "National Crimestoppers Month"; therefore 14 be it 15 RESOLVED, That the Senate of Pennsylvania designate January 16 1990 as "Pennsylvania Crimestoppers Month" and wholeheartedly 17 commend Pennsylvania Crimestoppers and the county and regional 18 crimestopper organizations throughout this Commonwealth for 19 their efforts and success in helping to fight and deter crime in 20 Pennsylvania; and be it further 21 RESOLVED, That the Senate of Pennsylvania urge public support 22 of this worthy endeavor. A17L82CHF/19900S0129R1857 - 2 -