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Recent Crimes
Gillett - The Oconto County Sheriff's Department is inviestigatin a burglary that occurred at Gillett Cement Products in the Township of GillettThe burglary occurred between the evening hours on 2-27-05 and the earling morning hous of 2-28-05. Entry was made into the office area, where an undetermined amount of money was taken.
If you saw suspicious activity in that area, or have information about this burglary contact the Oconto County Sheriff's Department, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-0373. Callers will rmain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward.
Gillett - The Gillett Police Department is investigating a burglary that occured at Gillett Milling in the City of Gillett.
The burglary occurred on the early moring hours on 2-28-05. Person(s) unknown had entered the office area and rummaged through various cabinets.
I you saw suspicious activity in that area, or have information about this burglary contact the Gillett Police Department or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-0373. Callers will remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward.
Inception
Gillett Area Crime Stoppers Program, Inc. was founded in 1991. It's purpose to provide Oconto County Residents with a means of transferring information about criminal activity to local law enforcement. In January of 1999 the name of the program was legally changed to Crime Stoppers of Oconto County. The purpose was to incorporate the entire county into the program.
The information is transferred to Crime Stoppers via an unrecorded phone line. The information is then distributed to the proper agencies for action or investigation.
If any information leads to the arrest of a perpetrator the caller is eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00
Rewards
The rewards are determined by the Crime Stoppers Board of Directors. No law enforcement personell, attorney's, judges or any one else in the criminal justice system sit on this board. It is comprised of public spirited Oconto County residents.
The reward is also paid by a board member. An appointment is made with the caller to make the payment in a public area, usually a shopping center parking lot. The caller is given a description of the board member and the members car. The caller has to make contact with the board member and give his crime stoppers ID number. The caller then receives CASH from the board member.
Funding
Gillett Area Crime Stoppers funding comes from many different sources. Originally the program received grants from the State of Wisconsin. In 1994 the grants ceased and other sources had to be located. There have been a few fund-raisers over the years but most of the funding now comes from the Oconto County Circuit Court System. Circuit Court Judge Larry Jeske has generously ordered convicted felons to make donations to the Crime Stoppers Program. This practice is allowed under Wisconsin State Statutes. Other sources of funding have been private donations.
How to get a Reward
Call Crime Stoppers at 920-855-6789 or 800-322-0373. Tell the operator you have information about a crime and that you are interested in getting a reward. The operator will give you a personal Crime Stoppers ID number. Write this number down. It is the only way Crime Stoppers Has to identify who you are. YOU WILL NOT BE ASKED YOUR NAME. Relay the information you have to the operator. You will be instructed to call back in about 1 week. During that week your information will be relayed to the proper law enforcement agency and acted upon. If an arrest is made you will be told so when you call back. The board of directors will then meet and a decision will be made as to the reward.
Do not e-mail your information to Crime Stoppers. We cannot guarantee anonymity through e-mail.
This process may take up to 1 month to complete, your patience is requested.
920-855-6789 or 800-322-0373