(WICHITA, Kan.) – Crime Stoppers of Wichita-Sedgwick County has approved $2,400 in reward payments for anonymous tips that led to felony arrests during the month of December.

The Crime Stoppers Board voted Monday to approve the amount, which included $400 for felony warrant arrests and $2,000 for a tip that led to the arrest of an outstanding homicide suspect after a standoff with police.

Throughout 2022, Crime Stoppers helped Sedgwick County law enforcement make 105 arrests, solve 32 open cases, apprehend 18 fugitives – all while providing cash rewards to anonymous tipsters for information. Last year, more than $20,000 in total reward money was approved for tipsters.

Anyone with information regarding a crime that occurred in Sedgwick County is eligible to receive a reward by submitting a tip through Crime Stoppers by calling 316-267-2111 or online at www.stopcrime316.com. Tipsters are always anonymous – Crime Stoppers will never ask someone to identify themselves. If your information leads to an arrest in a felony case, you could be eligible to receive up to $2,500. Crime Stoppers is a division of the non-profit Wichita Metro Crime Commission.