CRIME STOPPERS CRIME OF THE WEEK June 30, 2014

This is D/Sgt. Fred Laesch of the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department for Crime Stoppers.  The crime of the week comes from the files of the St. Joseph Public Safety Department.

On June 28, 2014, the St. Joseph PSD responded to multiple reports of items stolen from unlocked vehicles.  Most of the items stolen include GPS devices, cell phones, loose change, and a 1-carat diamond ring valued at over $8,000.  These thefts occurred over a wide area in the City of St. Joseph. Crime Stoppers wants the person or persons responsible for these larcenies from motor vehicles and will pay up to $1,000 for information leading to their arrest.  Crime Stoppers also pays cash rewards on other felony crimes and the capture of fugitives. Michiana Crime Stoppers is a donor-funded program that serves 12 counties in Michiana.  You can contact us about this or any felony crime or fugitive.  Submit an anonymous tip online at www.michianacrimestoppers.com, or through a link on our Facebook page.  Or you can submit a tip through the same secure link using your smart phone.  Look for the free Tip Submit Mobile app.  You can still call us toll free at (800) 342-STOP.  You will be given a code number and we won’t ask your name.

Remember – it pays to call Crime Stoppers.
Agency:  St. Joseph PSD 
Investigator:  Chief Mark Clapp