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10 econotsuii stolid police student program will work well in closeknit schools such as stoufiville district i 9054757600 j8ctojwlsteeldiiye warden 14th avenue v electronic insurance filing j economist sun stouffville v tribune erse sto vi bykafflleen griffin staff writer student crime stoppers is comingsbon to a school near you york regional police are hard at work promoting the pro gram in all markham and stouffville high schools giving stu dents an opportunity to keep their schools safe without fear of being labeled a snitch t a closeknit student body means that many times stu dents who see a crime or know onehas been committed have no way to get information to police without worrying someone will make them pay for talking it means the school suffers and the vast majority of lawabiding students suffer as well we make it clear were hot here because there are prob lems were here because every student in every school should know they can stop violence and crime without mak- ing themselves targets street beat const vernon ward said the only school with a program now running is father michael mcgivney catholic academy in markham teacher liaison sam cuda said he would encourage every school in the numbers the following statistics show the success of the york region crime stoppers program in 1998 reports taken 292 arrests made 42 cases cleared 64 charges laid 87 property seized 78678 drugs seized- 308130 come in and see why we were chosen the best import car dealership in markham readers v choice 1 avird i 1998 best import car dealership t9w pa smk i v v sx- p- 3 s 1999 sentra xe pl6li6raive 115hp engine j4 speed auto transmission jlrimovefdrive second generation dual airbagsvjdjj b steering column childsafety reardoor locks dual oiitsidq mirrors r splitfold rearseatj powenassisted vented efront discrear drum brakes powerassisted rackandpinionl pteenng speed intermittent wipers remote trunkj liavfuelfijlerdoorfelease 24 hour roadsideassislance rr mo lease for36 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it go to the police const tom korte said among the dozens of schools he and ward will visit this year are markhams middlefield collegiate scheduled for next month and stouffville district secondary school he said in small communities like stouffville a strong student crime stoppers is a real plus for students stouffvilles isolated theres not much to do and theres not a big police presence there not even a station he explained there are things going on that are not being reported we know that we believe there are students who are being intimidated they fear repercussions he said stouffvilles school community is smaller and more closeknit than at some of the larger schools and that makes it more difficult for students to report crime when a program is up and running with posters and pamphlets throughout the school it can have the added benefit of being a deterrent generally kids dont look at it as being aresponsible citi- zen the way an adult wouldso we tell them this is a great way to be responsible without being a snitch korte said he added that when a program is up and running with posters and pamphlets throughout the school it can have the added benefit of being a deterrent january is national crime stoppers month an opportuni ty to promote the program in the community generate local support and raise money were always looking for corporate support we need money for rewards for promotion and for advertising said const kim killby head of the york region program crime stoppers offers corporations a plaque program wherethey make a five- year commitment to donate money and i in return receive a plaque they can show off said crime stoppers board chair juliarie mctavish this ryear were putting a lot of money into promoting student crime ponstkim stoppers mctayisrf added we tryto kjllby promote- the number wherever we can heads regional but even things like putting the number crime stoppers r in every bell phone bookacrowcanada costsalot v 7 killby agreed sayingthe more people know- about- the programthe more likelytlieyare to useit crime stoppers allows people to report crime anony- mpuslywith rip fear fr reprisal shesaid j v theres nbwayahyone can find but who you are theres 5 call displayofficers taking the pall are not allowed to know who ffisthiact if the tipster identifies himself invomejway r heis asked toharig up arid call back v thats how seriously we take it rj ensuring secrecy means following strict- rules and sys- teriis i v v callers are given a specific code number when they call withw tip they are asked to call backiri about amohthjso officers cari check the status of the case they reported ons if the call resulted in an arrest riot a conviction just an arrest meygetacashreward lty jv v v the amount depends on the nature of the crirne killby said property or drug cases average v dphpmicicles or sex assaults would bethe topaward of l00p t- tipsters theritake tfieir code number to any branch of the toronto doiriiriioribarik to collect the 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