CS Tips

Calls are received at the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers tips line phone 1-956-668-TIPS (8477) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

This line does not provide caller ID nor are calls recorded. The calls are handled by an outside Call Center that keeps callers completely anonymous.

When you call, you are assigned a tip ID and password, and your tip information is then forwarded to the investigating officer. All tips, no matter how they are sent, are received into the CS Tips program.

When you call, you are assigned a tip ID and password, and your tip information is then forwarded to the investigating officer. All tips, no matter how they are sent, are received into the CS Tips program.

If you call 911 or local police with an immediate location or urgent concern due to a Crime Stoppers and Texas' Most Wanted case, you have 24 hours to submit your tip. Please include in your tip information the name of the responding officer whom you contacted.

How are cash rewards kept anonymous?

Rewards are up to $1,000 and are calculated based on the severity of the crime and number of charges. However, rewards for homicide and bank robbery are always $1,000.

When you call, you are assigned a tip ID and password, and your tip information is then forwarded to the investigating officer. All tips, no matter how they are sent, are received into the CS Tips program.
Follow up on your tip by logging in with your tip ID and password. By clicking on the “DIALOG” tab, you can ask any questions, update your tip, and set up a reward.
If your information leads to an arrest with charges, you will receive a cash reward. After an arrest with charges is made, the case detective notifies Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers of the tip that led to the arrest.

If you call 911 or local police with an immediate location or urgent concern due to a Crime Stoppers and Texas' Most Wanted case, you have 24 hours to submit your tip. Please include in your tip information the name of the responding officer whom you contacted.
After an arrest with charges is made due to a Crime Stoppers tip, that tipster has 90 days to contact Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers by phone 1-956-668-TIPS (8477) or the CS Tips app to set up a reward.

Remember: Keep both your tip ID and your chosen PIN in a safe place; do not lose and do not share them with anyone. If you share your numbers with anyone, you risk losing your reward.

HOW YOU STAY ANONYMOUS?

1. DO NOT LOSE YOUR TIP ID AND PIN! That's how our non-profit board of directors associates your tip with your reward and you get your money.
2. All you have to say to bank manager is that you are there to pick up your Crime Stoppers reward check, and provide them with your Tip ID and PIN within 30 days.
3. All you have to say to bank manager is that you are there to pick up your Crime Stoppers reward check, and provide them with your Tip ID and PIN within 30 days.
4. All you have to say to bank manager is that you are there to pick up your Crime Stoppers reward check, and provide them with your Tip ID and PIN within 30 days.
5. All you have to say to bank manager is that you are there to pick up your Crime Stoppers reward check, and provide them with your Tip ID and PIN within 30 days.
6. All you have to say to bank manager is that you are there to pick up your Crime Stoppers reward check, and provide them with your Tip ID and PIN within 30 days.

NOTE: Crime Stoppers accepts tips and information about crimes in order to solve or prevent such crimes. Users who communicate their own criminal threats by making them through Crime Stoppers are not considered to be Crime Stoppers tipsters, are not eligible for rewards, are not immune from prosecution, and are exempted from the promise of anonymity.