An anonymous tip to CrimeStoppers can bring $2,500 award in one 2020 homicide |
Tony Wallace, 27, was sitting in his car, a blue Camaro, on Titus Road near the intersection with East Mallory Avenue on April 13, 2020 when he
was shot and killed. Evidence at the scene suggested the murderer was sitting in the car with him.
Few other details have been uncovered. Wallace’s family has posted an extra award of $1,500. Those funds, added to the $1,000 available from CrimeStoppers, means that anyone who contacts CrimeStoppers with
information that helps break the case can receive a $2,500 award.
Wallace was a popular local tattoo artist and father of a six-year-old daughter. He was found with his shoes, jacket and car keys missing. Posters are going up in the area of the crime in the hope of attracting information.
The “extra award” case is one of several in CrimeStoppers current case files. Extra funds come from families, government rewards and occasionally other donors and are kept in a special bank account until someone qualifies
for an award.
Review other cases with extraordinary award amounts here.
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Next march to protest gun violence
scheduled in Frayser neighborhood
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Under the banner “Partnership to Protect 901,” the third community walk against gun violence will be held Saturday morning, April 24, 2021 and
organizers hope for at least 500 walkers on the 1.9-mile route.
Participants will gather at the MLK Prep Academy, 1530 Dellwood Avenue, at 9:30 and the march will begin around 10 a.m. CrimeStoppers is one of about two dozen nonprofit and government organizations supporting the community walk to bring attention to the need to reduce gun violence in Memphis and Shelby County.
Previous walks were held in the Medical District and in Whitehaven.
The Partnership’s aim is to remind people of the practical ways to prevent violence, including:
• Contact authorities of illegal activity:
“See something, say something
• Know your neighbors and know where your
kids are
• Remember that violence is never the solution
to a disagreement
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Want to know more about CrimeStoppers? View our locally-produced Youtube video |
CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County was one of the first to be organized four decades ago and has been helping put away felons ever since — for armed robberies, sales of heavy drugs, burglaries, thefts, assaults and murders —
with an emphasis on gun crime.
The well-known phone number 528-CASH (2274) is where citizens can by call or text safely and anonymously get information to law enforcement personnel through CrimeStoppers.
A video running on YouTube tells how CrimeStoppers works to make the Memphis community safer.
The process used by CrimeStoppers for accepting anonymous tips and getting the information to investigative teams is, as the video reports, “safe, efficient and quick.”
View the video story here.
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Donations of any size are welcome. Checks made out to CrimeStoppers may be sent to our offices at 600 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 451, Memphis, 38105, or visit our website to make a secure donation now.
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CrimeStoppers
relies on donations
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Already this year, CrimeStoppers tipsters have been awarded more than $15,000 in cash for their help in solving felony crimes, including some of the most violent.
The awards are paid thanks to charitable gifts from individuals and
businesses. Donations, which are tax-deductible, keep CrimeStoppers going.
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CrimeStoppers
by the numbers
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Seven felons were arrested and six Memphis Police Department cases cleared during the month of March thanks to six citizen tips approved for awards. A total of $2,100 was approved for payment in cases ranging from theft to attempted second degree murder.
Since the beginning of the year CrimeStoppers has approved the payment of $17,400 to tipsters.
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500 march in 2nd Unity Walk vs. Gun Violence
A second march calling for an end to gun violence in Memphis and Shelby County drew more than 500 people to Whitehaven on Saturday, February 27.
The Unity Walk took marchers one and a half miles through the nearby neighborhood.
The statistics alone last year show the need for the community to work toward a reduction in violent crime. A record total of 332 homicides occurred. And more than 1,300 gunshot victims were treated at Regional One.
The first Unity Walk occurred last November in the medical district. Other marches are planned in the future to urge citizens to do what they can by adopting the walk's pledge to help CrimeStoppers and law enforcement agencies, to respect others, and to know where children and teens are at all times.
Call CrimeStoppers. Call Police. Stop the gun violence.
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To review all the tips data for the year, visit this page on our main website:
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Cold cases site helps
detectives
A new website provides information on numerous cold-case homicides.
A Cold Case is an unsolved felony crime awaiting the discovery of new evidence. It is a case that was suspended after the initial investigation for lack of leads but remains an open file.
It is a case that sometimes may require a new set of investigative eyes, and the aid of the public.
It is CrimeStoppers’ strong belief that in every crime someone knows something — it could be a seemingly small detail — that could be enough to lead to a solution — and justice for the victim and the victim’s family.
CrimeStoppers here offers a series of Cold Case files for public consideration. To provide a tip call or test CrimeStoppers: 528-CASH (2274).
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Websites continue
to build awareness
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CrimeStoppers and its many programs are explained - and the public is engaged - in various places on the internet
The newest site in our stable puts new light on cold cases. Take a look at -
Our main website explains the organization's purpose, and keeps count on major cases in which police need help from citizens -
A companion site helps students keep their schools safer - trustpays.org
Senior citizens who are afraid or otherwise need help can find information they can use at another site - seniorbsafe.org
Because the theft of copper and other metals has become a major problem in the metro area we launched CopperStoppers -
Now the public can view the list of current fugitives, including photos on our newest site -
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