Pubdate: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 Source: Chatham Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2006 Sun Media Corporation Contact: http://chathamsun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4018 Author: Emily Paige Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/af.htm (Asset Forfeiture) CRIME STOPPERS ENTERS 20TH YEAR The volume of drugs seized and stolen property recovered in Chatham-Kent were both down in 2005, according to a report released Thursday by Crime Stoppers. The report said police seized $6.2 million in drugs this past year, about $1.1 million less than in 2004. Stolen property recovered by police throughout the year totalled $460,582, whereas the value of recovered stolen property in 2004 was estimated to be worth $655,175. The overall total of drugs and property seized in Chatham-Kent was down by $1.3 million from last year to $6.696,602. Meanwhile, police more than doubled the amount of charges laid with a total of 1,839, as opposed to 504 in 2004. Crime Stoppers received 67 fewer calls, but made 273 more arrests last year, the report said. Four hundred and eighty-one cases were cleared. Since inception of the Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers in Chatham-Kent in January 1987, a total of $65,262,373 has been seized in drugs and property. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin