• Project:Alley Cat
On april 5, 2008, The GBA Crimestoppers joined forces with the Police Dept. to clean up the areas of Beloit and South Beloit of graffiti. Over 150 citizens and CS volunteers attended. Over 37 sites in the Stateline Area were freed of the graffiti. Special thanks to Ace hardware, Economy Laundry, Sherwin Williams, Water Dragon, Paragon Screen Printing and Drevdahl Auto Body for donations to help make this event possible.

• Cruise Night 2008
CS is sponcering the 4th Annual Cruise night on September 20th in downtown Beloit. Music, entertainment, 50/50 raffle, food and beverages will be available from 12 noon until 10 p.m. Burn out pit will be open throughout the event for a minimal fee of $5.00. A family event where one can see muscle, classic, antique, and hotrods.

• $5000 grant awarded to Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers
October 2007 Azko Nobel awarded the GBACS a $5000 donation to be used for community purposes.Some of the money was used to sponcer rec nights at the middle schools and the Beloit Memorial High School Key Club dance.

• 2008 Crime Stoppers Coordinator
Beloit Police Chief Sam Lathrop appointed retired police officer Bob Fluegel to the coordinators postion. Bob was a police officer for 24 1/2 years and recently retired in December of 2007. Many changes have been made to the program including a cell phone which is carried 24/7. Also new, the Crime Stopper logo and information is printed on the back of all police officers business cards. The CS organization will have a record number of board members attending the state Crime Stoppers conference this month.

• National Night Out
The 25th National Night Out anniversary will be held on August 05,2008, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. This it the time when neighbors get together to know one another better and strengthen neighborhood spirit. NNO is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in and local anti-crime programs.
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The Quick 50 Program

The Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers' Quick 50 program is a way for young people to be involved in the efforts for school and community safety.

The Quick 50 program was started in 1993 in the Stateline Area and now involves schools in Beloit, South Beloit and Clinton, said Detective Cheryl Williams, Greater Beloit Area Crime Stoppers coordinator.

Students can provide information about drugs, alcohol and weapons in school, and the program also seeks information about bomb threats.

Students are asked to contact the school resource officer with information about these activities. If the information leads to an arrest or school discipline, the student is paid a reward directly by the school resource officer.

The same guarantees of anonymity given to Crime Stoppers tipsters applies in the Quick 50 program. Students will not have their identities revealed if they give information about crimes or unsafe behavior.

The Beloit Police Department tries to let students know about the Quick 50 program in a variety of ways. Stickers advertising the Quick 50 program and how it works are placed inside student lockers, Williams said. Also, at the beginning of the school year, during assemblies, information about the Quick 50 program is offered to students.

Williams said it is hoped in the near future, students and others can offer tips on crimes over the Internet.

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