New Brunswick Crime Stoppers has launched a new video series to help crack unsolved cases and enhance community safety.
‘Crime Shorts’ is a series of one-minute videos being posted on the charitable organization’s YouTube channel.
Provincial coordinator Sgt. Julie Goulet said it is a reboot of the “Crime of the Week” videos that used to air on television.
“The goal of the videos is to re-trigger the public’s interest in helping the community solve crime by providing anonymous information about criminal activity that they are aware of,” Goulet said in a recent phone interview.
The first 10 videos, which started being released on Sept. 18, focus on unsolved cases throughout the province and crime awareness.
Some of the unsolved cases include the suspicious 2021 disappearance of Erin Brooks in Fredericton, the homicide of 16-year-old Claire Gagnon in Dieppe in 1970, and the 2017 double homicide of Jean-Paul Caron and Mélanie Roussie of Saint-Quentin.
The crime awareness topics featured include copper theft, catalytic converter theft, internet sextortion, and illegal garbage dumping.
“We also did a video about Crime Stoppers because we wanted to raise awareness about what we do,” said Goulet.
Crime Stoppers empowers people to play an active role in crime prevention and law enforcement efforts through anonymous tip reporting.
Since 1985, tips made to the New Brunswick chapter have led to 9,200 arrests and 300 fugitives, and have helped recover $9.6 million in stolen property and $72.9 million in drugs.
Crime Stoppers contracted New Brunswick-based multimedia production company Soundbud to produce the videos.
The company has previously recorded for Disney, The History Channel and Discovery in their 15 years of experience.
Goulet said they hope to raise money to produce more videos in the future, focusing on crime prevention tips, wanted suspects, unsolved cases, community success stories, and law enforcement partnerships.
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