2008

• 50% success rate for Operation Captura1

  The crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is pleased to confirm that Most Wanted criminal, Daniel Paul Johnston, was arrested yesterday in Spain. [11 December 2008]

• Break the silence

  For the first time the crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers is appealing to the public to give information they may have about domestic violence abuse of a loved one, colleague or neighbour. Two women are killed every week by a current or former male partner in England and Wales. Domestic Violence accounts for a 35% of all murders. [01 December 2008].

• Know someone with a knife? Text Crimestoppers

  In a bid to help fight knife crime, the charity Crimestoppers is targeting a campaign at young people in ten regions across England and Wales to pass on information about who is carrying knives in their schools, by sending a simple text message to a dedicated anonymous hotline. [24 November 2008]

• Happy third birthday for Most Wanted

  414 people have so far been arrested and charged as a result of having their mugshots displayed on Most Wanted, the online crime-fighting tool on the Crimestoppers website. [21 November 2008]

• Crimestoppers youth site 'highly commended'

  Crimestoppers' youth website www.shadowcs.co.uk was last night highly commended at the Third Sector Excellence Awards in the website category. [19 November 2008]

• Most Wanted hands himself in

  The crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers can confirm that one of the Most Wanted criminals under Operation Captura 2, Andrew Arthur Alderman, has handed himself into the Consulate General in Madrid earlier this morning. [18 November 2008]

• Press Statement - Operation Captura 2 appeals

  Crimestoppers can confirm Alan Gordon has been found in prison in Majorca for separate offences committed in Spain. This has come to light as a result of Operation Captura. He will now be brought to justice in the UK. [17 November 2008]

• Two Most Wanted arrested in Spain

  Immediate success for Operation Captura 2 - Following the launch yesterday of 10 new appeals under Operation Captura 2 for Most Wanted British criminals believed to be on the run in the Alicante region of Spain, the crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers can confirm that two of the those individuals wanted by law enforcement have been arrested.

• Operation Captura 2 press pack

  The following is a press pack for the launch of Operation Captura 2. If you have any further queries please contact the Press Office on 020 8254 3226.

• Sun, sea and serious organised crime

  The UK crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), have launched ten new appeals for information concerning dangerous British criminals believed to be on the run in the Alicante region of Spain.

• Búsqueda de criminales Británicos en Alicante

  Crimestoppers, la organización benéfica británica de lucha contra el crimen, y la Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), la agencia británica contra el crimen organizado, han hecho un nuevo llamamiento para pedir información sobre peligrosos delincuentes británicos huidos de la justicia que supuestamente se encuentran en la zona de Alicante.

• Lucha contra la delincuencia en la Costa del Sol

  La delincuencia en otros países tiene cada vez más influencia en el Reino Unido. Aunque Crimestoppers es una organización benéfica y como tal no tiene ningún mandato oficial para actuar fuera del Reino Unido, trabaja eficazmente en proyectos que pueden ayudar a reducir la delincuencia en el Reino Unido.

• Too much bling? Give us a ring!

  The charity, Crimestoppers, is appealing to residents in the London Borough of Southall to be on the look-out for people who are living lavish lifestyles way beyond their means and call 0800 555 111 anonymously with information that could help fight crime in their area. [20 October 2008]

• Text to save lives

  The crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, is appealing to young people across London to pass on information about who is carrying knives in their schools by sending a simple text message to a dedicated anonymous hotline. [9 October 2008]

• Fighting drug trafficking in Kent

  The crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, is launching a campaign to encourage people in Kent to call the 0800 555 111 telephone number anonymously with information to help solve and prevent drug trafficking and similar criminal activities, which abuse Sheerness Docks. [8 October 2008]

• Nottinghamshire Crimestoppers launches youth project to battle knife crime

  The Nottingham regional board of Crimestoppers will be bringing the charity's youth brand, ShadowCS, to the city's youngsters in a bid to deter them from the knife crime culture that has claimed so many lives across the country.

• Crimestoppers launches anonymous service in Scottish prisons

  For the first time, Scottish prisoners will be able to call the charity Crimestoppers with information about crime in complete anonymity. [23 September 2008]

• Successful sponsorship spurs the Security Industry Authority to extend its support to Crimestoppers

  In May 2008, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) sponsored the website of the charity Crimestoppers www.crimestoppers-uk.org for a three month period. So successful has the sponsorship been that we have decided to extend our support until 1 January 2009.

• Crimestoppers offers £50k reward for new leads on Jill Dando murder

  A meeting has taken place today [4.08.08] between senior investigators and Assistant Commissioner John Yates at New Scotland Yard. The meeting was arranged to discuss potential next steps in the case of Jill Dando's murder. [4 August 2008]

• Police Service sets sail with Capgemini to raise funds for Crimestoppers

  Representatives from 20 police services are to set sail to mark the 20th Anniversary of Crimestoppers helping raise over £100,000 for the charity. [4 August 2008]

• Another Costa fugitive is caught in Spain

  Crimestoppers is pleased to report that the Costa fugitive, Robert Andrew Spiers, wanted in connection with a shooting in a UK public house, has been arrested in Spain after being on the run for two years. [30 July 2008]

• Thanks a Million!

  Crimestoppers, the UK's biggest crime-fighting charity, has received its one millionth actionable call at its 24:7 call centre which was about a knife crime in Leicestershire. [28 July 2008]

• Ex-footballer Ian Wright shows crime the red card

  The former Arsenal and England striker, Ian Wright, has donated his time to record a radio commercial for the crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers with the message ‘show crime the red card'. [28 July 2008]

• Crimestoppers is selected for ICAP Charity Day 2008

  The UK's leading crime-fighting charity, Crimestoppers, is delighted to announce that it has been chosen as a beneficiary of ICAP's annual global Charity Day, which will take place on 10 December 2008 at ICAP's offices around the world. [14 July 2008]

• Fighting drug barons in South Yorkshire

  UK Charity, Crimestoppers, is launching a campaign to encourage people in South Yorkshire to call the 0800 555 111 telephone number anonymously with information to help solve and prevent drug dealing in the region. [8 July 2008]

• ITV Local joins fight against crime

  ITV Local is joining the hunt for Britain's Most Wanted criminals by publishing the latest crime information from Crimestoppers on its websites. [1 July 2008]

• Using cyberspace to tackle gun and knife crimes

  The charity Crimestoppers aims to deter young people from getting involved in gun and knife crimes by dedicating a week on the subject this summer using its youth website www.shadowcs.co.uk. [27 June 2008]

• Crimestoppers information-gathering should not be confused with anonymous witnesses

  We want to inform the public that Crimestoppers information-gathering should be not be confused with anonymous witnesses. [25 June 2008]

• Crimestoppers calls for support to combat gun and knife crime epidemic

  Lord Ashcroft, Crimestoppers' founder and Chairman of Trustees, will call upon businesses tonight to pledge funds towards supporting the charity which is expanding its anti-gun and knife crime campaign currently being piloted in the London boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth. [12 June 2008]

• The Security Industry Authority - the new sponsors of the Crimestoppers website

  The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has strengthened its partnership with the charity Crimestoppers by sponsoring the Crimestoppers website www.crimestoppers-uk.org. [20 May 2008]

• Crimestoppers uses Facebook to fight crime

  To reach wider audiences with its crime-fighting message, the charity Crimestoppers has set up a page on the social networking site, Facebook.

• Crimestoppers' 20th Anniversary Press Pack

  Crimestoppers is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. Download our press pack here, which includes case studies, information about the success of 'Most Wanted', our national statistics and 20 hot facts about the charity.

• Friends run in memory of murdered pal

  A Leicester police sergeant and a friend will be running the London Marathon for the charity Crimestoppers in memory of their friend and colleague, PC Melissa Ward, who was murdered last year. [3rd April 2008]

• Tackling gun and knife crime in Southwark

  UK charity, Crimestoppers, hopes to lead Southwark's young people away from a violent gang culture that has claimed so many lives, with the launch of its anti-gun and knife crime initiative in Southwark. [20th February 2008]

• Nowhere to hide - Crimestoppers and SOCA hunt more UK criminals in Spain

  UK charity, Crimestoppers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) have announced ten new appeals for information concerning British criminals believed to be on the run in the Costa del Sol region of Spain. [23rd January 2008]

• Crimestoppers celebrates 20 years with a brand new website

  To mark its twentieth anniversary, the UK charity, Crimestoppers, has given its www.crimestoppers-uk.org website a complete makeover. From today, the new site which uses the latest in online technology, goes live. [23rd January 2008]