About Us

Champaign County Crime Stoppers has been serving our community since May 1986! The program remains very effective and embraced by the community as an anonymous way to help fight crime. The Crime Stoppers Board credits the program's continued success to concerned citizens like you. Learn more about our successful program on our statistics page.

The Crime Stoppers program was designed to reduce the amount of crime and the number of unsolved crimes in Champaign County. The community is the key to the success of Crime Stoppers and the program would not exist without the help of concerned citizens and the local media. The Board of Directors is pleased with the ongoing support from community members and the media outlets who have shown a strong commitment to solving crime in Champaign County.

Crime Stoppers would like to remind the community that cash rewards are paid for information on unsolved crimes, pending crimes, and fugitives. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for tips that lead to an arrest. Tipsters remain completely anonymous when providing information to Crime Stoppers, whether by our TIPS phone line or P3 mobile app.

For further information, see our Contact Us page.

Mission Statement

Crime Stoppers is comprised of diverse, active and dedicated community representatives. Crime Stoppers provides a method for local law enforcement to receive information on crimes. These efforts increase tips, which in turn increase arrests in our community. |

Key Board Members

NamePosition
John Hecker      President
Dale Dye      Vice President
John Kelley      Secretary
Tyler Kutz      Treasurer
Leon Lomax      Board Member
Deputy Chief Greg Manzana      Law Enforcement Coordinator, Champaign Police Department

Champaign County Crime Stoppers Board of Directors
Angie Brix - Keller Williams Realty
Stephen Bryan - University of Illinois

Holly Clemons - Retired Associate Judge, Champaign County
Dale Dye - Retired - Busey Wealth Management
Kris Fitzpatrick - Retired - Law Enforcement
Steve Gray - Carmack Car Capital
Mike Hagan - BPC

Jeff Hamilton - City of Champaign
Jim Hampton - Tatman's Towing
John Hecker - Stipes Publishing Company
Josh Henson - Adams Outdoor Advertising
Kohlten Johnson  - Martin Hood
John Kelley - 
St. John's Catholic Newman Center
Tyler Kutz - Martin Hood Friese and Associates
Leon Lomax - Retired - Kraft Foods

Janet Maupin - Retired - Champaign Fire Department
Barbara Payne - Retired - American Red Cross
Derek Piper - First Federal Savings Bank
Chris Randles - Parkland College

Jon Rector - Rector Insurance Agency
Gary Spear - Retired - Champaign Police Department (civilian)
Greg Stock - Unit 4 Schools

Luke Taylor - The News-Gazette


Law Enforcement Coordinator
Deputy Chief Greg Manzana - Champaign Police Department