After a couple was unable to collect a reward for helping capture a most wanted fugitive over a technicality, Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins says changes need to be made to prevent the Crime Stoppers debacle that is putting a cloud over the organization. He pledged to get to the bottom of this so that it never happens again.
A Dallas City Council member says changes need to be made to the Crime Stoppers reward system if they want to continue to foster a relationship between police and the community.
Atkins says Kenyatta and Briana Jordan's actions are the very embodiment of what Crime Stoppers should be about. After calling 911 and helping police catch the wanted fugitive, the couple later learned about the Crime Stoppers reward. But when they asked about it, they were told they were not eligible because they called 911 instead of the Crime Stoppers number.
But when the Jordans followed up with Crime Stoppers, they were told they were not eligible for the reward because they had called 911 instead of the anonymous tip line.
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