San Jacinto County Crime Stopper program will now pay tipsters upon arrest. In the past when you called the crime stoppers tip line you did not collect your reward unless that person was indicted by a grand jury which could take several months.
Recently the board that oversees the program decided to change the guidelines to pay a tipster after a suspect has been arrested and charged with a crime reducing the wait time from months to weeks.
MCPR was created in 2008 after Jamie left a newspaper that conflicted with her ethics. Initially, it was blog style website where Jamie wrote stories and posted them with photos. Scott provided video, and as the blog grew in popularity, businesses began to inquire about advertising. The blog soon transitioned to a news website, and then to a print newspaper, which was sold in over 100 stores, and through subscription for several years.
Scott Engle and Jamie Nash are Montgomery County residents and veteran law enforcement / breaking news reporters, who met covering a law enforcement story and have covered multiple counties, with Scott as a television videographer for multiple local stations and national networks, and Jamie as newspaper / magazine / online reporter.
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