THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, April 15, 1996 TAG: 9604150121
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Briefs
DATELINE: HAMPTON ROADS LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
The 12th annual Greater Hampton Roads Crime Line Telethon, broadcast Saturday night on WVEC-TV, brought in more than $93,000, just short of the organizers' $96,000 goal.
Crime Line pays rewards of up to $1,000 to informants who provide tips that lead to arrests. People do not have to reveal their names or testify in court.
The anti-crime effort claims that nearly 1,500 crimes were solved by Hampton Roads Crime Line in 1995.
It reports that at least 97 percent of those arrested because of Crime Line tips are convicted.
Rewards totaling $77,275 were paid in 1995.
Since 1981, when Crime Line was begun, rewards have totaled $1.3 million.
KEYWORDS: CRIME LINE TELETHON by CNB