Hays County Crime Stoppers, Inc.

CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERS
TAKE A STAND AGAINST CRIME!

KEEPING THE PROMISE,
KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE

Hays County Campus Crime Stoppers can help PREVENT potentially dangerous and illegal activity from taking place at school. Reports of bullying, cyberbullying, self-inflicted harm (suicide), vandalism, sexual misconduct, stolen property, drugs, and weapons can all be reported through the tip lines. Campus Crime Stoppers has created a way to overcome fear and apathy by paying cash rewards and guaranteeing anonymity.

Providing students an opportunity to help their school, community, and peers by discreetly reporting suspicious behavior or criminal activity allows students to proactively become part of the school safety solution and ensure youth who are at-risk receive services they need.

By guaranteeing a caller's anonymity, Campus Crime Stoppers allows the caller to give information in a positive, anonymous atmosphere without the prospect of retribution. By offering cash rewards for information leading to arrests, the program encourages otherwise reluctant callers to provide information.

Calls are received at the Hays County Crime Stoppers tips line (1-800-324-8477). This phone line does not provide caller ID, and conversations are not recorded. The Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement Coordinator/SRO receiving the information completes the tip information form, makes initial inquiries, and then passes the information to the appropriate campus/officer.

Campus Crime Stoppers and David's Law

June 09, 2017, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 179. One requirement of the Bill, known as David’s Law and intended to address cyberbullying, is that school districts establish “procedures for reporting an incident of bullying, including procedures for a student to anonymously report an incident of bullying…”.

Each school district will establish its own procedures for the reporting and investigating an incident of bullying but Crime Stoppers offers its anonymous reporting resources to schools and students of Hays County.

Students of Hays County schools may use Crime Stoppers’ telephone tipline (800-324-TIPS), this website (scroll down for Tip buttons), or mobile phone app to anonymously report an incident of bullying. Crime Stoppers needs as much detail as possible regarding the incident, the bully, and the school but does not want to know who reported the information. Crime Stoppers will deliver to the appropriate school the reported bullying information but will not reveal the tipster’s identity (Crime Stoppers never collects identifying information).
The intent of David's Law is to stop bullying but Crime Stoppers may pay a reward for anonymously-provided information regarding an incident of bullying. To be eligible for a reward:

the tipster must contact Crime Stoppers directly;
the information provided must be previously unknown by the investigating school administrator or law enforcement officer;
the information provided must assist a school or a law enforcement agency in addressing an incident of bullying;
the offender must be arrested or administratively disciplined for the bullying; and
the tipster must remain anonymous.

Learn More About David's Law

TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Hays County Crime Stoppers is proud to have students involved with the Campus Crime Stoppers programs from Johnson High School, Lehman High School, and San Marcos High School.

PROUD PARTNERS WITH OUR
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Partnering with our local school districts, Hays County Crime Stoppers brings the opportunity to campuses and students to engage, educate, and empower students, faculty, and staff into becoming outstanding stewards for their respective campuses. We could not do any of this without the support of San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District.

29th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference

27th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference

Digital Poster Competition Award Winners

Hays High School has won the Digital Poster Competition for 7 years in a row!

Student Board Member of the Year

Campus Crime Stoppers Student Ambassador Isabella Ethridge (Hays High School) receiving the Student Board Member of the Year Award.

Deputy Roger Ramirez and Awards

Deputy Roger Ramirez holding the awards earned by Camus Crime Stopper programs at the 27th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference.

Students, Sponsors, and Law Enforcement Celebrate Awards

Students from Hays High School and Johnson High School celebrate with sponsors and law enforcement after winning awards at the 27th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference.

Ms. Smith and Isabella Ethridge

Lori Smith (Hays High School Campus Crime Stoppers Sponsor) and Student Ambassador Isabella Ethridge (Hays High School) celebrate Isabella being awarded the Student Board Member of the Year Award. Isabella was the 3rd student ambassador from Hays High School and Hays CISD!

Deputy Ramirez, Sgt. Jordan, and Isabella Ethridge Display Awards

Deputy Roger Ramirez (Hays County Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement and Campus Crime Stoppers Coordinator), Sergeant Jeffrey Jordan (Hays County Crime Stoppers Executive Director), and Student Ambassador Isabella Ethridge (Hays High School) display awards won at the 27th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference.

Deputy Ramirez and Sgt. Jordan Display Awards

Deputy Roger Ramirez (Hays County Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement and Campus Crime Stoppers Coordinator) and Sergeant Jeffrey Jordan (Hays County Crime Stoppers Executive Director) display awards won at the 27th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference.

Deputy Ramirez, Lia Luna, and Sheriff Cutler

Deputy Roger Ramirez and Sheriff Gary congratulate Lia Luna (Hays High School) for designing the award winning digital poster. This was the 7th year in a row that Hays High School has won the Digital Poster Competition.

Campus Crime Stoppers, School Administration, and Hays County Sheriff's Office Staff Celebrating

On February 10, 2023, Sheriff Gary Cutler and Hays County Sheriff's Office staff joined teachers, administrative staff and School Resource Officers to celebrate the accomplishments of Hays and Johnson High Schools' Campus Crime Stoppers programs.

Awards

Awards received at the 27th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus Conference, February 6-8, 2023.

Fentanyl Awareness

DEA Fentanyl Awareness

Fighting Fentanyl: The Crisis

In Part 1, Episode 1 of “Fighting Fentanyl: The Crisis,” we introduce Hays CISD audiences to the local fentanyl crisis in our community. It opens powerfully with the tragic story of Kevin McConville who would have been a senior at Lehman High School, Class of 2023. However, just two weeks before the start of his senior year, he died from a suspected fentanyl overdose - never knowing it was fentanyl he took. Additionally, this video showcases first responders and their work on the front lines.

Fighting Fentanyl: Help is Here

In part 2 of the Hays CISD Fighting Fentanyl video series, audiences learn more about the crisis and learn how to reach out for help for themselves, a loved-one, or a friend. Additionally, the video discusses signs of fentanyl use. Hear from those on the front-lines of the fentanyl fight at schools.

The message: Fentanyl is here. We need to talk about fentanyl. And, fentanyl is deadly.

Fighting Fentanyl: Signs and Symptoms

As the fight against fentanyl continues, understanding what the effects of fentanyl use might look like can mean the difference between life and death. In this video, the third in our “Fighting Fentanyl” series, we chronicle some of the signs and symptoms associated with fentanyl use and what students, teachers and parents need to look out for.

We begin with Barton Middle School Nurse Christi Chabarria and Pediatrician Dr. Anna Lincoln, MD, FAAP, who detail some of the warning signs to look for in young people who might be using fentanyl. Chabarria also details some of the symptoms associated with fentanyl use and fentanyl overdose and how the drug affects the body.

Recognizing what can happen after a person suffers a fentanyl overdose is just as important as well. Jill Rosales, Battalion Chief and Paramedic with the San Marcos Hays County EMS, gives powerfully candid testimony on what can happen to a young person’s body following a fentanyl overdose.

Dr. Lincoln shares how vitally important it is for people, especially teenagers, to talk about mental health and reaching out for help.

CAMPUS CRIME STOPPERSTAKE A STAND AGAINST CRIME!

KEEPING THE PROMISE,KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE