Crimestoppers Newsletter: Reward for information on Northern Ireland police officer murder

Crimestoppers Newsletter - April 2011 - £50k reward announced £50,000 reward for information on the murder of Northern Ireland policeman, Ronan Kerr This morning Crimestoppers announced that we're offering a £50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person/s responsible for the murder of Northern Ireland police officer, Ronan Kerr (right).   The 25-year-old was killed when an explosive device detonated under his car in Omagh, County Tyrone. Read more about the reward Fighting fraud We're excited to have launched a new fraud section of our website. It contains everything you need to know about types of fraud, how to pass on information about who's behind frauds and what to do if you're a victim. Go to the Fighting Fraud section of our website Electricty customers targeted in top-up scam Electricity customers have paid over £7million to criminal gangs who are targeting prepayment meter users in a nationwide fraud.  A reward of up to £10,000 is now being offered by Energy UK, in partnership with Crimestoppers, to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of those criminals. Read more about the top up scam Over 220 disqualified or uninsured drivers have been arrested thanks to Crimestoppers information since April 2010 Fearless video tackles why some people don't speak out against crime Fearless, our brand for young people, has launched a video about speaking out against crime. The video, Don't let it be too late, encourages young people to talk about whether we have become desensitised to crime and why some people don't speak out against it. It also asks 'If it's not your responsibility, whose is it?' Watch Don't let it be too late Crimestoppers to benefit from charity single Cleveland Crimestoppers is proud to be benefiting from the launch a new single composed by Alan Pettifer (aka Al Sask) to help raise awareness of victims of crime. The single, The Last Flower, is now on sale. For every CD sold a donation of £1.50 will go to Crimestoppers. More about The Last Flower single Send this newsletter to a friend Unsubscribe me from this mailing list

In this issue £50k Northern Ireland reward Fighting fraud Energy meter top-up scam Fearless launches first video Proceeds of song to be donated to Crimestoppers Latest statistics Arrested and charged 7217 criminals were arrested and charged Drugs seized £21,601,471 worth of illegal drugs recovered Property recovered £2,893,644 worth of stolen goods seized Actionable information 82,161 calls and online forms to Crimestoppers with useful information Read more Crimestoppers statistics*Statistics are Crimestoppers' statistics from April 2010 to February 2011.