The CrimeStoppers, Safe Streets and Stardusters programs enable residents to assist with the fight against crime, whether they want to help police catch one offender or work to curb crime problems completely. CrimeStoppers Inc., an international program that offers rewards for tips that help authorities solve crimes, has an office in Topeka.
Volunteers make up the board of directors.
Terry Symonds, a Topeka police detective who is the local CrimeStoppers coordinator, described it as an effective tool in stopping crime. Symonds asked those with information on any unsolved crime to call CrimeStoppers at 234-0007. Terry L. Symonds, a detective with the Topeka Police Department, serves as the CrimeStoppers coordinator in Topeka. Sometimes all it takes is one person out there to make a big difference. Another local anti-crime program, Safe Streets, works to prevent and combat crime using neighborhood and police involvement.