School officials asked Crime Stoppers for advice and help. The principal and school officer are alerted at the school promptly to confiscate the weapon and arrest the person who has it. These calls are handled like any other Crime Stoppers calls.
Tipsters call anonymously and get secret numbers and cash rewards.
It has been so successful in the Memphis and Shelby County schools that the number or weapons reported and confiscated today has dropped dramatically to only about half a dozen a month. Weapon Watch has been featured on network TV and copied by other cities all over the world.