Crime Stoppers Reports Strong Year as Don Coppola Returns to the Studio

Lt. Don Coppola returned to the studio with a clear message: Crime Stoppers works. He shared new year-end numbers showing the program helped solve 133 felony crimes in 2025, leading to 182 arrests. Tips also helped recover more than $505,000 in stolen property and seize $335,000 in illegal narcotics. Coppola said the group paid out $74,600 in rewards last year while keeping every tipster anonymous.He also highlighted the growing Beyond Bars program, which brings real stories from incarcerated individuals to local schools. Coppola closed with a request for information on a recent hit-and-run involving a 12-year-old.