Crime Stoppers of Michigan to Honor Community Leaders

DETROIT, Aug. 5, 2010

Crime Stoppers of Michigan will host its sixth annual recognition dinner to honor three community leaders who are making the community a better, safer place for families and businesses. The event, chaired by Thomas D. Ogden, president, Comerica Bank-Michigan, will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the General Motors Design Dome in Warren, Michigan.

This year's honorees will be:
-Christopher Ilitch, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings
-Michael Brennan, president and CEO of United Way of Michigan
-William Dwyer, commissioner of the Warren Police Department

Stephen J. Girsky, GM vice chairman, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, will deliver keynote remarks to the executives and community leaders in attendance.

"This year's honorees have made a significant impact in southeast Michigan, and we're proud to recognize them for their leadership and commitment." said Ogden. "Chris, Mike and Bill serve as role models, reminding us that we all have a part to play in making our communities better, safer places to work and live."

The annual event is a major source of support for Crime Stoppers. Proceeds will fund programming that raises awareness and educates members of the community about the organization and its mission.

For ticket or sponsorship information, please call Athena DeWulf at 313-922-5000, ext. 12.

About Crime Stoppers of Michigan:
Crime Stoppers is the largest civilian crime fighting organization in the world - operating in 22 countries. Crime Stoppers of Michigan operates in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair, Livingston, Washtenaw and Monroe counties.

The mission of Crime Stoppers of Michigan is to empower people to make their neighborhoods, schools and businesses safer through anonymous reporting of crimes. Cash rewards of up to $2,500 are paid for information that plays a key role in an arrest. In 2009, 4000 tips were passed along to local law enforcement agencies, leading to 700 arrests.

Several things to be aware of this year as gangs and robbers are now plotting different ways to get a person to "stop" their vehicle.

Please note: There is a gang initiation reported by the local police department that gangs are placing a car seat by the road, with a fake baby in it, waiting for a woman, of course, to stop and check on the baby.

Note that the location of this car seat will usually be beside a wooded or grassy area. Any woman who stops will be dragged into the woods beaten and raped and usually left for dead. Do not stop. Do call 911 and inform them.

If you are driving at night and eggs are thrown at your windshield. Do not operate your wiper and do not spray with water. The eggs mixed with water become milky and will block your vision up to 92.5% so you are forced to stop beside the road. You will then become a victim of robbers. These are new ways used by robbers.

Please inform all the women you know about this.

We are very excited about the success of our three year partnership with Fox 2 and the number of arrests that have occurred. Please see the link below regarding the news story that Ron Savage covered.

Thank you for your support.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/crime_stoppers/crime-stoppers-3-years-hundreds-captured.

The weekly Crime Stoppers 30 Minute TV program has changed from Detroit and Southfield's cable channel 190 to channel 68.

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