Crime Stopper?
Although all of Indiana is focusing on the prison riot at New Castle, I found out this little tid bit today about a matter close to Indianapolis. Last month, Marion County Sheriff Frank Anderson gave Crime Stoppers $100,000 to help get illegal guns off the street. The way the program works if you report an illegal gun, and the cops get it, you would get $500.
Since then, 29 tips have been called in to Crime Stoppers, but only one gun has been recovered and no arrest was made.
This is disturbing because there have been a string of violent shootings in Indianapolis lately, a couple that have resulted in homicides.
Officials blame the lack of progress on a lack of public awareness and plan to step up their public information campaign about the program. I hope the criminals pay attention, otherwise this is going to be one long hot bloody summer.
