You have THREE WAYS to submit your tip securely and anonymously Phone In: Call Crime Solvers at 748-0660 Text A Tip: Text "WATSON" plus your message, sending it to the number "274637" (CRIMES). MORE Web Tips: Click here to submit your tip securely and anonymously via the internet.

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April 30, 2012 - THANK YOU!!

How BIG can we say, "Thank You", to the golfers and sponsors who showed up in spite of the rain thursday to participate in our 19th Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament?? AS BIG AS POSSIBLE!!  In spite of the "humidity" that day (as one golfer later phrased it), everyone had a GREAT time and the golfing was impressive.  STAY TUNED to this page for our updates on the scores and prize winners.  In the mean time, please know that due to the support, hard work and generosity of the golfers, sponsors, volunteers, Highlands staff, etc., the day was a HUGE success.  Mercedes-Benz of Midlothian stepped up big in the Major/Title sponsor position to get us off on the right foot.  There are just TOO many sponsors to thank, so PLEASE visit and patronize the folks on our Sponsor Page, PLEASE.  We can relax just a bit knowing that after this event, our rewards-for-tips program can continue benefiting the citizens and law-enforcement agencies of Chesterfield and Colonial Heights.

April 16, 2012 - Movin' On UP! (a message from Adrian)

I would like to take this time to say goodbye to everyone who is a fan of the Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program. Friday, April 13, will be my last day serving as a coordinator with the program. I have truly enjoyed my two years as one of two program coordinators.  Be sure you are being left in the very capable and experienced hands of Det. Kevin Bacon. 
 
I am leaving the program for a promotion to the rank of Sergeant within the Chesterfield County Police Department.  I will be assigned to the Uniform Operations Bureau (UOB), so please say hello if you see me on the road. 
 
I will really miss all of the new friends I have made while assigned to Crime Solvers.  I would like to thank Det. Bacon and Admin. Sec. B. Adams for making my experience here a great one.  I would like to say thank you to all of our media partners for being patient while I made all of my blunders and bloopers on TV and radio.
 
Finally, I would like to thank all of the tipsters who help to keep the community safe, the citizens who donate and support the program, and the Crime Solvers Board Members who gave me the opportunity to serve them.

January 9, 2012 - January is National Crime Stoppers Month

During January, area residents can support our program while they get gas, grab a snack or wash their cars.

Residents can donate $1 or more to Crime Solvers and have their names posted on supporter cards at a handful of businesses within Chesterfield County and the city of Colonial Heights. Currently, these donation cards are available at five local Sheetz locations, three Flagstop Car Wash and Quick Lube locations, His and Her Catering Café and Pannill Insurance. More businesses may join the effort. A complete list of the businesses can be found by clicking HERE. 

This new donation program kicked off on Jan. 1, which marked the start of National Crime Stoppers Month throughout the nation.

"We're glad these programs [Crime Solvers/Stoppers] are being recognized for the help they provide us in law enforcement. Not only will this month's $1 fundraising campaign generate much-needed donations to the Crime Solvers program, but it will also bring awareness to some residents who are not familiar with what Crime Solvers does for their communities," said Detective Adrian Otero, Chesterfield County Police Department.

November 8, 2011 - Regional Text Tip Codes

With text messaging becoming such a popular means of communication, several local programs have taken advantage of software that allows anonymous text message tipping.  The instructions for sending a text message tip are quite simple (the order may vary based on your specific phone model): type the jurisdiction code and then your tip in the same message.  When you finish with that, you will send that message to the number 2-7-4-6-3-7 (which on keypads with numbers and letters will spell the word C-R-I-M-E-S).  The code you entered will tell the receiving computer which jurisdiction the tip is for, and you, the tipster, should receive a message letting you know the tip was received.  TO SEE A DEMO of how text tipping works, CLICK HERE.

Here is a list of jurisdiction codes for Crime Solvers/Stoppers programs in this area (these codes ARE NOT case sensitive)...

September 1, 2011 - Crime Solvers Does Some TRASH Talkin'

Most people can -- with some creative thinking -- easily see the similarities between trash and crime.  Crime trashes a neighborhood worse than people throwing litter out of their car windows (which is a crime, by the way).  Continuing this comparison, could we equate Crime Solvers to a trash truck?  Sure!  Crime Solvers gathers information on trash (the crimes) and gives the information to truck drivers (the investigators) who use their training and experience to bring the trash to the landfill (the courts).  OK, it's not the smoothest comparison, but we make it to announce that Virginia Waste Services has recently partnered with Crime Solvers in the fight against crime by displaying the Crime Solvers telephone hotline, 804-748-0660, on several waste-collection trucks. 

J. Fletcher Kelly, vice president of Virginia Waste Services, worked with Chuck Andolino from the Crime Solvers Board of Directors to make this creative idea a reality.  Trucks that circulate weekly around Chesterfield will now remind citizens of a tool they can use to clean up their own neighborhoods and schools while remaining anonymous.  And, while waste pick-up services cost residents a nominal fee, Crime Solvers will actually PAY its users (tipsters) when information helps solve a case or catch a fugitive.

We pay cash rewards of up to $1000 for clues that are vital in the successful solution of a crime!