Cash rewards are again being offered to try and get illegal firearms off Windsor area streets. July 12, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers)Cash rewards are again being offered to try and get illegal firearms off Windsor area streets. July 12, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers)
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Crime Stoppers to pay big bucks for getting guns off the street

Cash rewards are again being offered to try and get illegal firearms off Windsor area streets.

Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers launched the campaign on Friday.

Crime Stoppers said the board of directors are concerned about the accessibility of illegal firearms in the community and how dangerous they are.

"In an effort to assist our police partners reduce the illegal use, possession and trafficking of firearms in our communities, Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers is again implementing a firearm reduction strategy," Crime Stoppers said in a news release.

The board has authorized a $1,000 guaranteed reward until September 8, 2019. The initiative will pay $1,000 rewards for tips that lead to the seizure of an illegal firearm, an arrest of an individual or individuals responsible and a weapons charge laid.

Anyone who has information on illegal firearms in Windsor and Essex County and wishes to remain anonymous is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 or submit a tip online.

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