CRIMESTOPPERS NEWS

Supporting Community Sports

27/08/2010 Supporting Community Sports. Jersey Crimestoppers the crime fighting charity and G4S the islands leading secure solutions provider have teamed up to support local sports with the Community Sports Development team. The most recent event Crimestoppers and G4S supported was the arrival of two FA Skills Coaches in Jersey for a 3-day football opportunity for kids in Years 4, 5 and 6 which took place Thursday 26th August 2010. In partnership with Jersey FA Football Development and Community Sports Development, the FA coaches and Community Sports Coaches delivered a 3-day course at Springfield. The coaches are trained to meet everyone’s needs so each child can come away with a positive experience that had been subsidised so it encouraged more people to get involved in this fun project, where you could meet new people and take away some great skills. Not only a great opportunity for the kids, but it was also a great chance for the Community Sports coaches to learn from the FA coaches and how they deliver their training. Chair of Crimestoppers, Peter Cropper said “this was a great opportunity to support the Community Development Team as they offer all our young people a real fun event." Crimestoppers Co-ordinator Karen Le Roy Harris said: “Community sports is such a great project to be involved in that encourages a strong sense of community. Sports are something that all young people from all areas of the community can come together for and enjoy. I’d also like to thank the Community Sports Development team for all their hard work in making the event possible. It was really obvious all the children had an amazing time and reminded me once again what a great event this is to support.” Marketing Communications Manager for G4S, Peter Allman said “G4S was very pleased to be able to support the event in association with Crimestoppers. G4S highly values teamwork and collaboration and is heavily committed to supporting sporting and community activities around the world. We hope the young people in Jersey enjoyed this event and take home some positive experiences and life skills as well as keeping fit and healthy”. Community Sports Development Officer, Paul Brannan said: ‘School holidays can be a stressful time for parents, kids and the community. By offering a subsidised football course we hope to ease some of the tension that can exist in some households.’ Each child involved were given a certificate and medal for taking part in the FA skills training course.

Summer Anti-Drink Drive Campaign is launched

11/08/2010 Summer Drink Drive Campaign is launched. DRIVERS in Jersey are being reminded that drink driving is unacceptable as Jersey’s Road safety Panel and Crimestoppers in both Jersey and Guernsey launch a summer awareness campaign, with the support of actor Sean Arnold. Mr Arnold stars in a new public information film called ‘Don’t let them get away with it.’ In the film, Mr Arnold plays the part of a ‘ghost’ who has been knocked down by a drink driver. Islanders are being asked to call Crimestoppers anonymously if they suspect someone of drink driving, and to not let them get away with it. The awareness campaign has the support of the States of Jersey Police. So far this year, just over 100 drivers have been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. Figures for previous years are included below. Jersey’s Road Safety Officer Phillip Blake said: “The summer period is acknowledged as a time when more drivers will take the risk and drink and drive. Because of this, Jersey’s Road Safety Panel and Crimestoppers in Jersey and Guernsey have combined forces in a bid to reduce drink driving.” Following several years of significant success in catching drink drivers and driving down the number of people committing this offence, the number of drivers caught over the past five years has now reached a plateau to a little over 200 annually. The Road Safety Panel and Crimestoppers believe there could be a hard core of people, who know drink driving is wrong, dangerous and illegal but are still prepared to take the risk, perhaps because they think they won’t get caught. The joint Panels believe a new approach is necessary to drive the figures down, hence the new film. We are very grateful for the help of Mr Arnold for this new campaign, who appeared regularly in the well know Bergerac series as Inspector Crozier, he also led the Jersey road safety campaign ‘A Crash is not an Accident’ by appearing in the public information film. Karen Le Roy Harris, Jersey Crimestoppers Co-ordinator said; “We’ve carried out a number of focus groups to gauge public opinion about reporting someone they know that is drink driving and we know it is a lot to ask. This is why Crimestoppers are involved. Crimestoppers is an anonymous 24hr phone line, where you won’t be asked your name, you won’t be asked to give evidence in court and we can’t trace your call.” Peter Cropper, Chair of Jersey Crimestoppers said; “Crimestoppers offers people who may be concerned about calling, the chance to remain anonymous. If you know someone who is drink driving then please call the Crimestoppers line 0800 555 111.” Road Safety Panel Secretary, Philip Blake commented; “As we all too often see, drink drivers place themselves at risk of serious injury or death, but just as importantly place others, who are entirely innocent bystanders, subject to the same risks. The emotional effect on family and friends can last a lifetime. We hope as a result of this campaign, those who choose do drink and drive will wonder as they get into their car, whether someone they have just spoken to is already calling Crimestoppers.” To report someone who you suspect of drink driving just call 0800 555 111, your call with be completely anonymous and untraceable.’ Acting Chief Inspector Tim Barnes, of the States of Jersey Police said: “We welcome any initiatives such as this which make Jersey’s roads safer. Road checks are conducted during the year and SOJP will always positively respond to any intelligence or information that a particular person could be drink driving. Road safety is one of our priorities, and we would ask all drivers to remember that if you do choose to drink and drive, you will get caught. It is fortunate that the majority of local road users are law abiding and careful, but a few people take the chance of drink driving. We will pro-actively seek the prosecution of drink drivers wherever we can. Drink driving has real consequences.” ‘If people wish, they can alert the Police to alleged drink drivers, on 612612, or call Crimestoppers.’ Numbers caught drink driving: 1996 481 2000 279 2005 240 2006 218 2007 219 2008 200 2009 231 2010 (to 30th July) 121

100,000 arrests for Crimestoppers

01/07/2010 Jersey supports Crimestoppers milestone with 452 arrests. Of the 100,000 criminals arrested and charged across the UK because of the anonymous information passed to Crimestoppers since it was formed in 1988, 452 have been from Jersey the crime fighting charity has announced today. Jersey Crimestoppers was set up in 1995 and is one of the many Crimestoppers regions that operate across the British Isles. Last year (2009/10) was Crimestoppers’ most successful with 7,474 arrests and charges being made, over 2,000 higher than ten years ago. Last year 10 arrests and 33 detections were made in Jersey. For over two decades Crimestoppers has received anonymous information from the public via 0800 555 111 and since 1995 locally in Jersey. Jersey figures combined with figures for the whole of the UK, has led to: * 21 people currently being arrested and charged every day * 887 people being charged with murder/attempted murder since 1988 * Over £189 million of drugs being seized and the recovery of over £112 million of goods. Peter Croppers, Chair of Jersey Crimestoppers, said, "Without the continuing support from the people of Jersey, these numbers of arrests would never have been achieved. By helping to catch those on the wrong side of the law the anonymous information we receive makes a real difference to making our island safer. Please keep the information coming." Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, founder and Chairman of Crimestoppers, said: "Reaching this milestone shows the vital role Crimestoppers plays in the fight against crime and in making our country’s streets and communities safer. Many criminals would never have been caught without Crimestoppers." “When I set up the charity more than 20 years ago, I wanted to empower the man -and woman - in the street with the means to hit back against criminals they could see were ruining our society - but without any risk of the informant being identified by those they were targeting. Anonymity for those providing information to the police has been the key to our success. "These landmark figures are testimony to the way that the public has embraced Crimestoppers, and they are the result of an amazing amount of hard work from everyone associated with the charity. I am immensely proud of what Crimestoppers has achieved." Sir Hugh Orde, President of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), said: “This milestone is testament to the valuable contribution that Crimestoppers has made over more than two decades in assisting the police to bring offenders to justice. “Their appeals make a tangible difference to policing by allowing those with critical information to pass it on to the police anonymously.” Crimestoppers has a proven history of getting public support to assist in locating and arresting people wanted for serious crimes. In recent years, the charity has launched a number of specific initiatives including: * Fearless – aimed at promoting and introducing young people to the service provided by the charity. Fearless also promotes Crimestoppers’ anonymous text messaging service on knife crime. * Operation Captura and Operation Return – aimed at capturing criminals on the run in Spain and the Netherlands respectively. 34 fugitives of the 50 being sought have been captured as a result of Operation Captura. * Most Wanted – The Crimestoppers website (www.crimestoppers-uk.org/wanted/) allows the public to view photos, watch CCTV footage and read descriptions of people who the police are currently looking for. Since November 2005, over 900 of those featured have been arrested. * Two-way online form - Crimestoppers can now facilitate a ‘conversation' with people who provide information online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org. While the contact remains entirely anonymous and is not a ‘live chat' system, users are provided with a login so that they can return at a later date to see if Crimestoppers has any further questions for them about the information they have provided previously. * Locally Jersey Crimestoppers has launched several campaigns over the last year, including ‘Drug dealers don’t care where dirty needles end up. Do you?’ targeting the impact of drugs use on the community and ‘Break the silence’ looking at the consequences of failing to acknowledge and then deal with domestic violence, as well as working with schools to come up with a public information film with Channel TV looking at the consequences a drug conviction could have on your future prospects.

Jersey Crimestoppers achieves significant rise in information

12/05/2010 Jersey Crimestoppers has achieved a 26 per cent increase in actionable information over the last year of April 2009 – March 2010. Over the past year Jersey Crimestoppers has run several campaigns. In 2009 we delivered two high visibility campaigns: ‘Drug dealers don’t care where dirty needles end up. Do you?’ targeting the impact of drugs use on the community and also ‘Break the silence’ looking at the consequences of failing to acknowledge and then deal with domestic violence. Key to the success of both campaigns has been the use of high impact graphics and headlines and a focused strategy of collaboration with other agencies. We also ran a week long radio anti-drugs campaign in support of ‘National Tackling Drugs Week’ (NTDW). During high campaign activity there was a noticeable rise in actionable calls to Crimestoppers. One call on the last day of our campaign for NTDW resulted in an arrest for the possession and cultivation of cannabis. This ‘Crimestoppers Jersey’ Facebook page was also set up for people to keep up to date on the charity’s activities and this has proved very popular. Jersey Crimestoppers has also been involved in several community projects throughout the year, including support for Community Sports Development to deliver sporting events, helping to reduce anti-social behaviour amongst youths. In February 2010 we worked with local secondary schools looking at the possible consequences for young people of having a drug conviction on their future opportunities for work, education and travel. The students came up with storyboard ideas and a public information film was made from the winning student’s storyboard. This was produced with the expertise and generous help of CTV. Peter Cropper, Chairman, Jersey Crimestoppers said: "A huge thank you must go to the people of Jersey for passing on vital information about crime and to the Jersey Crimestoppers committee which works very hard to put these campaign initiatives together. We are extremely proud that the charity continues to play such a vital role in helping to make our local community a safer place to live. We hope people will continue to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, where they can give information anonymously." Jersey Crimestoppers would also like to thank NatWest for their continued support in sponsoring the charity.

Getting high grades? Getting high with drugs?

01/05/2010 Getting high grades? Getting high with drugs? Crimestoppers continues to encourage young people to consider the consequences of having a drug conviction and how this can affect your future oppotunities such as your career. In a competitive environment having a conviction really can hold you back. So stop and think, don't ruin your future. In 2009 there were 160 reported drug offences dealt with for people aged 14-25 years, don't let this be you. You'll find the Crimestoppers meesage in the May 2010 issue of Gallery magazine.

Follow us on Facebook

22/03/2010 Follow us and become a fan of Crimestoppers Jersey on our Facebook Page. Keep up to date on crimes to solve, stolen items and our current campaigns. Find out about our current campaign 'Drugs have consequences' - watch our channel TV public information film and see how we worked with local schools. Join now!

Drugs have consequences launch

16/03/2010 Drugs have consequences launch Crimestoppers new anti drugs campaign aims to reach a younger audience and make them aware about the consequences of having a drugs conviction. A conviction can continue to affect your future opportunities in life such as: - Career - Travel - Education There are difficulties faced in getting travel visas and entering certain countries - you can be refused entry or even sent back on arrival. In a time of economic recession and strong competition in getting your dream job - a conviction can hold you back and stop you progressing. The odds are they'll choose another 'conviction-fee' applicant. Often people aren’t aware of some of the restrictions you may face as a result of a drug conviction and how your decisions can continue to affect you later in life. Crimestoppers invited schools to take part in a storyboard competition that looked at these consequences. Secondary schools took part in the competition. The winning group at Haute Vallee school worked with Channel Television to produce a 30 second public information that focused on how a drugs conviction can affect your career. Watch the public information film at www.channelonline.tv Crimestoppers have also launched a radio campaign on channel 103FM. See our campaigns page for more information. “Aside from the creative ideas that the students produced, it was great to see that the students had even done extra research and had really learnt from this experience, which will now be shared with all their friends and hopefully our message will spread even further.”

First screening of latest drugs-awareness campaign clip to be shown at Haute Vallée

09/03/2010 First screening of latest drugs-awareness campaign. On Monday 8th March the latest Crimestoppers anti-drugs awareness campaign will be previewed before it’s officially launched on our TV screens. The 30 second clip, which will be shown at a special assembly, is the result of a competition run by Crimestoppers and designed to raise awareness of the disadvantages that a drugs conviction can have on young peoples’ future, especially their education, career and travel plans. All secondary school pupils were invited to enter and asked to develop a storyboard depicting the consequences of having a drug conviction. students from Haute Vallée, Hautlieu, Beaulieu Convent and Le Rocquier School also entered the competition. A total of 121 students participated and eight teams were shortlisted to present their entries. Jonathan Da Silva, Joshua Smith and Alan Le Corre from Haute Vallée School took first prize. Their hard-hitting approach and a storyboard they themselves had already filmed and edited, clearly impressed the judges. They have since been working with Channel Television in all aspects of the TV campaign’s production. Crimestoppers co-ordinator Karen Le Roy Harris said: ‘One of the winning students told me how he attempted kart-wheels after finding out they’d won! The students were clearly really excited to be picked and have the opportunity to work with CTV. The students chosen all have a really keen interest in media studies and so it’s a great experience that may even help them on their career path in the future.’ Jersey Crimestoppers and NatWest, its main sponsors, will present the students with certificates and prizes and the school will receive a cash prize. Andy Morton Senior Bank Manager, for NatWest commented: "NatWest has had a long association with Crimestoppers Jersey and is its main sponsor. We are proud to be involved with projects such as this, which support responsible citizenship and make a valuable and positive contribution to our community.” Finf out more at: www.channelonline.tv

Pupils produce anti drugs message

04/02/2010 Pupils produce anti drugs message ‘The Crimestoppers new anti drugs campaign aims to reach a younger audience and to make them aware about the consequences of drugs. In the past we have looked at the physical and emotional affects of drug use and how drug dealing can affect the community, but with this campaign we’re looking at how having a drug conviction can affect future opportunities in life such as education, travel and career choices. Often people aren’t aware of some of the restrictions you may face as a result of a drug conviction and how your decisions can continue to affect you later in life. We hope that by working with the schools we can get this message across to a younger audience.’ (Chairman of Crimestoppers Jersey, Peter Cropper) Last year Crimestoppers Jersey invited secondary schools to take part in a storyboard competition that looked at the consequences of having a drugs conviction. Le Rocquier, Hautlieu, Beaulieu and Haute Vallée schools took part in the competition with eight finalists battling it out for the chance to produce their storyboard with CHANNEL TELEVISION. Peter Cropper said how ‘the competition was a great success and with so many strong ideas it was extremely difficult to pick a winner. We really want to thank all the schools that took part.’ But in the end there could be only one winner and with their hard hitting approach the winning group impressed the judges with a storyboard they had already filmed and edited themselves. The winners were Jonathan Da Silva, Joshua Smith and Alan Le Corre from Haute Vallée school. The group has been working closely with CHANNEL TELEVISION in all aspects of the TV campaign’s production. On Thursday 4th February the group began the exciting process of shooting the scenes of their storyboard with a camera crew from CHANNEL TELEVISION. After working with CHANNEL TELEVISION to edit and make the finishing touches, the end result will be a 20 - 30 second public information clip to be aired for the first time this year. The launch of the campaign is to soon be announced. The campaign has been supported by Natwest. Andy Morton, Area Manager for NatWest, commented, "NatWest has had a long association with Crimestoppers Jersey as its main sponsor. Through projects such as this latest one, Crimestoppers is making a valuable and positive contribution to our community, which we are proud to support."

Haute Vallee Win Storyboard competition

15/12/2009 Haute Vallee win the Storyboard competition. See the online www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=464386' target='_blank' >Channel TV report about the 8 finalista and the winning group. Crimestoppers new anti drugs campaign aims to reach a younger audience and make them aware about the consequences of drugs, but we wanted to look at this from a different angle. In the past we have looked at the physical and emotional affects of drug use and how drug dealing can affect the community, but with this campaign we’re looking at how having a drug conviction can affect future opportunities in life such as education, travel and career choices. Often people aren’t aware of some of the restrictions you may face as a result of a drug conviction and how your decisions can continue to affect you later in life. Crimestoppers invited schools to take part in a storyboard competition that looked at these consequences. Le Rocquier, Hautlieu, Beaulieu and Haute Vallee school took part in the competition. Each school came up with lots of interesting storyboard ideas for a Channel TV public information film. The 8 finalist groups then presented their idea to the Crimestoppers committee who were really impressed at the professional approach to their presentations and the variety of strong ideas, making it extremely difficult for the committee to pick a winner. The winning group: Jonathan Da Silva, Joshua Smith and Alan Le Corre from Haute Vallee school filmed and edited their own storyboard with a hard hitting approach that impressed the judges. Haute Vallee now have the great opportunity to work with Channel Television and be closely involved in all aspects of the campaign’s production. The result will be a 20 - 30 second public information that will be aired for the first time in early 2010 to launch Crimestoppers new anti-drugs campaign. “Aside from the creative ideas that the students produced, it was great to see that the students had even done extra research and had really learnt from this experience, which will now be shared with all their friends and hopefully our message will spread even further.”

Focus group for next Anti Drink Driving campaign

10/11/2009 Take part and disuss the next drink driving campaign. Crimestoppers and Jersey's Road Safety Panel are intending to produce and launch a new anti drink drive campaign early in the New Year. The concept that we are considering is a little different to our normal type of drink drive campaign. Because of this, we are keen to put some focus groups together to gauge public opinion regarding this approach and the different ways we could deliver this to the community. If you'd like to take part and meet with us to form one of these focus groups then please get in touch. We are intending to run this group on either the morning of 30th November, 1st December or 2nd December and we expect it would last approximately one hour. We are wanting groups of 12 people. If you're interested, please contact Road Safety Panel - Philip Blake on 612222 (if there is an answer phone please leave a message with your details) or email p.blake@jersey.pnn.police.uk We look forward to hearing from you.

Schools become part of anti drugs message

07/10/2009 Local secondary schools become part of Crimestoppers anti drugs message. Crimestoppers have asked secondary schools to come up with a storyboard idea for their next campaign. Haute Vallee, Beaulieu, Le Rocquier and Hautlieu school have all been involved in this project. The campaign message looks at the consequences of having a drugs conviction and how this can affect your future opportunies, such as: travel, career and education. All the schools have had to come up with storyboards reflecting this idea. A winning storyboard will be picked and those students will have the opportunity to produce their idea with Channel TV into a 30 second information film. "So far we've has some really strong ideas from the schools; it will be difficult to pick a winner."

G4S and Crimestoppers support local football event

01/09/2009 Football skills training for Kids: Crimestoppers the crime fighting charity and G4S the islands leading secure solutions provider have teamed up to support local sports. Both companies are delighted to be involved and have supported many sporting events in partnership with Community Sports Development. The ethos for both Crimestoppers and G4S is community; whether its working together to help prevent crime, from protecting peoples homes from being burgled or encouraging people to give information about crime. The aim is to strive for a safer community. Community sports is such a great project to be involved in that encourages a strong sense of community in such a positive way, that everyone can be part of and enjoy. Sports are something that all young people from all areas of the community can come together for and enjoy. The most recent event Crimestoppers and G4S will be supporting is the arrival of two FA Skills Coaches in Jersey for a 3-day football opportunity for kids in Years 4, 5 and 6. In partnership with Jersey FA Football Development and Community Sports Development, the coaches will deliver an initial two-day course at Springfield with the Community Sports Coaches delivering the third. The coaches are trained to meet everyone’s needs so each child can come away with a positive experience that has been subsidised so it won’t cost the earth and will encourage more people to get involved in this fun project, where you can meet new people and take away some great skills. The event is sponsored jointly by Crimestoppers and G4S, Peter Cropper said “this is a great opportunity to support the Community Development Team as they offer all our young people a real fun event. I’m sure this event will deliver lots of benefits to everyone that takes part and I hope they all have a great time”. Marketing Communications Manager for G4S, Peter Allman said “G4S is very pleased to be able to support the event in association with Crimestoppers. G4S highly values teamwork and collaboration and is heavily committed to supporting sporting and community activities around the world. We hope the young people in Jersey enjoy this event and can take home some positive experiences and life skills as well as keeping fit and healthy”. Community Development Officer, David Kennedy said ‘School holidays can be a stressful time for parents, kids and the community. By offering a subsidised football course we hope to ease some of the tension that can exist in some households’ Crimestoppers and G4S will be giving out awards on the last of this 3 day event. On Thursday 27th August, starting at 2.15pm at Springfield stadium. There will be both certificates and medals awarded to the participants. Find photo's of the event on Facebook.

Crimestoppers Jersey on Facebook

27/07/2009 Facebook is the new face to Jersey Crimestoppers In order to reach a wider audience, Jersey Crimestoppers has recently set up a page on the social networking site Facebook. The aim of Crimestoppers is to help identify, solve and reduce crime and make Jersey a safer place to live. Hopefully this message will continue to spread further with the help of popular sites such as Facebook. On Facebook you can access information about the campaigns the charity is running locally, look at the messages and artwork, as well as watch videos from our Channel TV information films. You can also find out about local community SPORTS EVENTS that you could take part in. You’re also able to leave comments about the campaigns and join the discussion board. Furthermore there’s information about the Jersey Crimestoppers website where you can help solve crimes by looking at the Appeals for Information. Chairman of Crimestoppers Jersey, Peter Cropper said: “This is a fresh, pro-active and fun approach to getting our important messages out to as wide an audience as possible”. Crimestoppers is a way that people can give information about crime anonymously without fear of further involvement. You can call 0800 555 111, your call cannot be traced and you will not be asked to give evidence in court. You can also become a fan of Facebook, just search for ‘Crimestoppers Jersey.’ We hope that by using Facebook we can spark up discussions and reach a wider audience and in particular, the younger generation.

Inflatable Football Park comes to where you live

23/07/2009 Community Sports supported by Crimestoppers are looking to help your neighbourhood and bring communties together. We're looking for areas in need to set up our inflatable football park which is great exercise and great fun for kids! This will be happening throughout the summer. If where you live needs this support then contact us or ring community sports on 449787 and tell us why you need this in your area. This great community activity could be coming to where you live. Read more from the Community sports JEP article.

National Tackling Drugs Week

08/06/2009 PRESS RELEASE 8th June 2009 HELP RID YOUR COMMUNITY OF DRUGS Crimestoppers supports National Tackling Drugs Week The crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, is asking the public to help police rid communities of drugs by passing on information about drug related crime. Jersey Crimestoppers supports this National Crimestoppers campaign which coincides with National Tackling Drugs Week (8 – 13 June). Throughout this week Jersey Crimestoppers will be running radio adverts on Channel 103 to raise awareness of drug related crime and encourage people to call. The campaign is aimed at a younger audience and uses drug related slang terms such as ‘stoned’ and ‘wasted’. Peter Cropper, Jersey Crimestoppers Chairman said. “Drug related crime can affect the whole community as well as individuals. Not only does it support existing drug users and produce more addicts, but it fuels other additional crimes and anti social behaviour that put our friends, family and the Islands lifestyle at risk. Please help us put a stop to drug crime and help protect and support our community. Call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. We won’t ask your name, your call cannot be traced and you won’t be asked to give a statement or give evidence in court.” Between April 2008 and March 2009 almost 40% of our Crimestoppers calls were drug related. In December 2008 £100k worth of drugs were seized with the help of Crimestoppers information. Crimestoppers is asking for members of the public to pass on any information they may have about drug related crimes by calling our free-phone anonymous number 0800 555 111. To find out more visit our website www.crimestoppersjersey.org -ENDS- For further information contact Karen Le Roy Harris, Crimestoppers Co-ordinator on 612661. Notes to editors Crimestoppers is an independent charity which helps the police to solve crimes, making communities safer. It does this by operating the 24/7 telephone number 0800 555 111 which people can ring to pass on information about crimes anonymously.

Domestic Violence Channel TV advert

01/06/2009 As part of their campaign against domestic violence, Jersey Crimestoppers have produced an advert with Channel TV both in English and Portuguese in order to reach more of the community. Click on the links to view: youtube.com/watch?v=c7DY7YCsEpU' target='_blank' >English Version youtube.com/watch?v=eoYlK6YfuT8' target='_blank' >Portuguese Version

Crimestoppers supports Princes Trust in Jersey

20/05/2009 The Princes Trust project has been running in Jersey for 3 years and is aimed at young people aged 16-25 who may be unemployed, referred from the parish hall, or whose self-esteem may be low. It involves the participants delivering a number of community projects over 12 weeks in order to develop skills such as team-building, communication, computer literacy and organisation. Their final project was recently completed which was to organise a football tournament for Year 5 pupils from some of the Islands Primary Schools. In partnership with Crimestoppers and Community Sports Development the successful event saw over 130 pupils take part in the competition. Every participant received a medal which was presented by Crimestoppers Co-ordinator, Karen Le Roy Harris. Community Development Officer David Kennedy said ‘It was an excellent day that was thoroughly enjoyed by the pupils and the Princes Trust participants. We are grateful to Crimestoppers for their support and all the kids went home happy with their medals’.

Domestic Violence Campaign

15/05/2009 Break the silence 1 in 4 women is a victim of Domestic Violence For the first time the crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is appealing to the public to give information they may have about domestic violence abuse of a loved one, colleague or neighbour. Domestic violence is not a private matter between two people; it is against the law and everyone’s concern. In a recent Annual Report the figures show that the States of Jersey Police dealt with 924 domestic incidents in 2008 and almost half of these calls related to repeat incidents. There was an increase of over 17% compared to 2007. Last year, 112 individual women who were involved in these incidents were assessed by the Police as being at a very high risk of further abuse. With service improvements and a willingness to report these offences, we can help fight this crime. Jersey Crimestoppers is running its own local campaign, in conjunction with a UK National Crimestoppers campaign, which encourages people to call the charity anonymously on 0800 555 111 and pass on information they may have about someone they know is either suffering from or committing domestic abuse. A call to Crimestoppers will remain anonymous and the call cannot be traced. Our campaign was launched on the 1st May with posters displayed at Liberation station as well as Minden Place and Sand Street car park. Crimestoppers will continue initiatives to raise awareness over the next 3 months. Whilst Crimestoppers aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse and encourage people to come forward with information, there are several other agencies that can help tackle the domestic abuse problem and working together we hope to help reduce it. Of course, someone with information could always contact the Police directly on 612612, or alternatively they could contact the Women’s Refuge on 0800 735 6836. The refuge offers a safe house as well as the opportunity to speak to a support worker in confidence about their situation. The Jersey Domestic Violence Forum also runs a programme called ADAPT for abusers who want to stop and change their behaviour, you can contact them on 07797 732207. Jersey will be hosting a 2 day international domestic violence and abuse conference on the 11th and 12th May. The conference called ‘Domestic Abuse – A Lifetime Continuum; from cradle to grave,’ is being held by the Raising the Standards Group and is expecting up to 300 participants. Crimestoppers will have a stand at the conference. Peter Cropper, Chair of Jersey Crimestoppers said: “Domestic violence is one of the most harrowing crimes; for someone to be physically or mentally abused by somebody they love and trust is hard for most people to imagine. These perpetrators must be bought to justice, so if you know of anyone being abused or have information regarding an abuser, please call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 to pass on anything you know. Using our phone number, your call cannot be traced and you will never be contacted back. You can also visit our local website www.crimestoppersjersey.org to find out more about the charity." For more information contact Karen Le Roy Harris, Crimestoppers Co-ordinator on 612661. Domestic Violence – the statistics A domestic violence victim will be beaten 20 times in the next year. 1 in 4 women is a victim of Domestic Violence. 1 in 6 men is a victim of Domestic Violence. Figures show that victims only contact the police after an average of 35 assaults. 77% of those suffering four or more incidents are women. One incident of domestic violence is reported to the police every minute. 39% of domestic violence cases involve alcohol. There is a 30% increase in reported domestic violence incidents when large sporting events take place. Domestic Violence crime has the highest rate of repeat victimisation.

Crimestoppers Drugs campaign

01/04/2009 CRIMESTOPPERS are asking Islanders to support a new campaign which aims to highlight the dangers of used needles being left in public places. The slogan of the current campaign is ‘Drug dealers don’t care where dirty needles end up. Do you?’ The Police regularly have to confiscate dirty needles that have been left in public areas including parks. This is extremely dangerous especially for young children who may pick up a needle unknowingly. There was a recent incident at Peoples Park involving a 12 year old boy who received an injury from a needle disposed of in the park and who is now having to undergo tests at the hospital. So it is clear that this is a problem that we need to help put a stop to. Police will be putting signs up in the area to warn the public about any areas at risk. The campaign (which runs from April to July) aims to raise awareness as well as appealing for information from anyone who knows anything about drug dealers and where they deal. You can help keep your community safe. Throughout April, Crimestoppers will be advertising in the JEP with eye catching forms that you can cut out and return to us, so keep an eye out for them. You may also have seen Crimestoppers banners being displayed including one near People’s Park. The States of Jersey Police are supporting the current campaign. Inspector Mark Hafey said: 'From time to time the Police are made aware of needles being left in public places. This is an issue of real concern to the Police, as it is potentially very harmful to children and adults alike. If anyone finds used needles, we would urge them not to touch the needles, but to call us, so we can dispose of them safely. We can be contacted on 612612 to do this. ‘ This is also an appeal for drug users to dispose of their needles safely and not put others at risk especially vulnerable children. Please be responsible for your actions. Insp Hafey continued: ‘We are grateful to members of the public who do come forward to report that they have found used needles. People who choose to leave needles and other equipment associated with drug use lying around are potentially causing great harm to others by their thoughtless behaviour and we would urge them to dispose of needles safely and responsibly, and not leave them lying in public places.' Chairman of Crimestoppers Jersey Peter Cropper said: “Some people are still worried about ringing Crimestoppers and so it’s important to point out that Crimestoppers is 100% anonymous. We won’t ask your name, your call cannot be traced and you won’t be asked to give a statement or give evidence in court. You can feel safe in ringing us. Crimestoppers is not the Police but does play a vital role in fighting crime and providing valuable information that helps the Police to solve crimes.” Call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Your call will make a difference. You can also visit our local website www.crimestoppersjersey.org to find out more information. Note to editors:Jersey Crimestoppers is a charity which aims to help prevent, solve and reduce crime. Crimestoppers enables anyone with details of criminal activity to pass them on anonymously, without fear of exposure or retribution. Each year we run several campaigns targeting different areas of crime. Download the Article attached for the Crimestoppers Drug campaign.

New Chairman

18/06/2008 New Chairman at Crimestoppers 16th June 2008 Jersey Crimestoppers' chairman, Steven Hunt is stepping down to hand over the role to another board member, Peter Cropper, who is Managing Director at G4S Security Services (Jersey) Limited. Mr Hunt has been on the Crimestoppers Board for 10 years and has acted as chairman for the last eight. Stepping down with him is David Watkins, a former bank manager and an active member of the Rotary Club. Mr Watkins has acted as Treasurer for Crimestoppers for eleven years. Commenting on his new role on the board which he has served for three years, Peter Cropper said, "I am delighted to be taking on the role of Chairman and I aim to ensure that the public know that they can help remove those responsible for crime and help make Jersey safe by calling the Crimestoppers number". Joining Mr Cropper as Treasurer will be Mark Singleton also from G4S. Announcing his decision to stand down, Steven Hunt said, "It has been a great honour for me to contribute to the island over the last ten years through Crimestoppers thereby helping the Police to solve crime. It is particularly rewarding that we have just recorded our largest increase in the number of arrests (45% more than last year) and now have an arrest to call ratio of 1:9, which we believe is the best in the country and which reflects the quality of calls received. Drugs are the biggest threat facing Jersey and assault is increasingly a major concern. I urge everyone to tell Crimestoppers what they know or see, which they can do anonymously by calling Crimestoppers." In recent years the Jersey Crimestoppers Board has achieved a high profile as a result of the many creative promotional campaigns the Board has undertaken to encourage the public to come forward with information that could help solve a crime. They include: Mr Hunt doing a tandem parachute drop, "Rat on a Rat" aimed at drug dealers, "Take a Stand Awards" aimed at encouraging communities to work together against vandals to improve their neighbourhood, and a "Crimestoppers' Triathlon" which went into schools It also came up with a dedicated anti-drugs press campaign depicting a drug addict's physical degeneration over seven years and has involved schools in creating television information films, mousemats and posters. The current Board of Crimestoppers will remain, which includes an administrator, members of the media, people with retail backgrounds and a representative from each of the Honorary and uniformed Police, but the new chairman will welcome approaches from any interested people. Ends For further information please contact Peter Cropper, Chairman Crimestoppers Tel: 502502 or Karen Le Roy Harris, Crimestoppers administrator Tel: 612661. Notes for editors: Mr Cropper takes up his new role on Monday 16 June 2008 at the agm at 1730 hours