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Karen and Jim Reynolds

PAID!

The couple tied up by Christopher Dorner, the man who found his burning truck and a tow-truck driver who spotted the rogue ex-cop will split a $1 million reward offered during February’s epic manhunt, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Read the rest of this entry »

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CrimePAY$  $1,000,000 Reward

Priscilla Ng

HUGH REWARD

HILLSBOROUGH, Calif.  — In what could possibly be a big break in a decade-old murder in Hillsborough, police say they have a person of interest in the high-profile murder of realtor Priscilla Ng. Read the rest of this entry »

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CrimePAY$   $1,100,000 Reward

$1,100,000 REWARD

2-15-13 Update: Fugitive ex-LAPD police officer Christopher Dorner’s death in a mountain cabin inferno has been confirmed by dental records, but the $1.1 million price put on his head during his week on the lam may go uncollected.

The bounty was funded by private donations and announced by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck while Dorner was on the run after gunning down a couple in Irvine Calif., and shooting two police officers, killing one, in Riverside. Although several tips and brushes with the former cop and Navy man eventually led to police surrounding him in a cabin in San Bernardino, it now looks like no reward money will change hands.

The $1 million pledged by the city was “for information that will lead to Mr. Dorner’s capture.” Another $100,000 pledged by the L.A. City Council had similar language, stating the money was for information “leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of Christopher Dorner.”

Since Dorner was never captured, apprehended or convicted, and instead died Tuesday night during a dramatic standoff near Big Bear, Calif., when the cabin he barricaded himself in burned down with him inside, the terms were not met.

If officials take a looser view of the reward language, possible candidates for collection are Karen and Jim Reynolds, who called 911 after having been tied up by Dorner, who then stole their car.

“We didn’t even think about any of that until sitting around the sheriff’s station,” Karen Reynolds told CBS. “We just kind of started joking about it.”

Another person who helped police zero in on Dorner was Rick Heltebrake, who contacted a local sheriff’s deputy after he was carjacked by Dorner.

“I called him directly. He goes, ‘Whatcha got, Rick?’ I said, ‘Paul, he just took my truck,’” Heltebrake told the network.

Villaraigosa said the decision of whether to award the funds is up to the 20 different groups that agreed to contribute to the bounty pool. As for the $100,000, which now sits in the city’s ‘Special Reward Trust Fund,’ the City Council will ultimately make the call, according to the Frank Mateljan, spokesman for the city attorney.

“Arguably, city law is broad enough to allow payment to persons who assisted in the “identification, apprehension OR arrest and conviction” of a suspect,” Metaljan told ABC.

Others may have a claim, but they have to take certain steps, including applying in writing. Claim will be reviewed by the LAPD robbery and homicide division, and a recommendation would be made to the police commissioner and ultimately voted on by the City Council.

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Seeking leads as the massive manhunt for Christopher Dorner — the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings — progressed into its fourth day, authorities on Sunday, February 10, 2013 announced a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest. Another $100,000 was added by the City of Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »

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CrimePAY$ $2,100,000 Reward Paid

Miss Iceland (left) Whitey (Top Right) Greig (Bottom Right)

SOLVED AND PAID

A former Miss Iceland who met Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his girl friend in California was paid a $2 million reward for the tip that led to Bulger’s arrest in June, 2011, the Boston Globe said.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation paid the reward money to Anna Bjornsdottir, a one-time model and Miss Iceland 1974 who had gotten to know Bulger’s girl friend Catherine Greig after the two women both took a shared interest in a local stray cat while the fugitive couple hid out in Santa Monica. Read the rest of this entry »

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CrimePAY$  $1,000,000 FBI Reward  TipLine 1-888-755-TIPS (8477)

Alex Odeh

KILLED IN A BOMBING

Alex Odeh (April 4, 1944 – October 11, 1985) was an Arab-American anti-discrimination activist who was killed in a bombing as he opened the door of his office at 1905 East 17th Street, Santa Ana, California. Odeh was west-coast regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).

On August 27, 1996, the FBI announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Odeh’s killers. JDL (Jewish Defense League) members heckled the FBI spokespersons announcing the reward. The reward is still in force. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jeffrey Gundlach - Where's My Porsche?

CrimePAY$ $1,700,000 Reward 1-888-755-TIPS (8477)

9-27-12 Update: Millions of dollars in contemporary art was recovered Wednesday after a tipster led Santa Monica police to an automotive electronics store in Pasadena and then to at least two residences, police said on Thursday.

The art belongs to bond-fund manager Jeff Gundlach, whose Santa Monica home was burglarized earlier this month.

Update 9-24-12: During a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday, Gundlach said a $200,000 reward initially offered for tips leading to the undamaged return of his art works remains in place.

But he posted a new, separate $1 million reward for a 1936 Mondrian painting called “Composition (A) En Rouge Et Blanc,” plus an additional $500,000 for three works together – a 1956 Johns piece called “Green Target” and two wood boxes by Joseph Cornell, “Medici Princess” and “Pinturicchio Boy.”

Anyone providing information resulting in the successful recovery of all 13 works, including pieces by Frank Stella, Guy Rose and Hanson Duvall Puthuff, would stand to receive a total reward of $1.7 million. He emphasized that rewards would only be paid if the works were returned undamaged.

SANTA MONICA, California – A wealthy bond-fund manager who lost his expensive Porsche and irreplaceable paintings by Jasper Johns, Richard Diebenkorn and other prominent artists to burglars is offering a $200,000 reward for their safe return. Read the rest of this entry »

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From left to right, Jesus Rosario Favela-Astorga, Ivan Soto-Barraza, Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes, and Lionel Portillo-Meza (photo unavailable) are wanted in connection with the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.

CrimePAY$     $1,000,000 Reward    1-888-755-TIPS (8477)

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Monday, July 9, 2012 charging five people in connection with Border Patrol agent Brian Terry’s death — a move that drew praise as well as skepticism from lawmakers laser-focused on the case.

The department, in unsealing the document, also announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of four suspects who are still at large. Read the rest of this entry »

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CrimePAY$         $5,000,000 Reward              TipLine 1-888-755-TIPS (8477)

In the early morning hours of March 18, 1990 – as the city was preoccupied with Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations – a pair of thieves disguised as Boston police officers entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and roamed the museum’s galleries, stealing thirteen works of art including Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee pictured above Read the rest of this entry »

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Victor Genera

Víctor Manuel Gerena (born June 24, 1958) is an American fugitive wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the armed robbery, in connection with the Los Macheteros group, of a Wells Fargo armored car facility. On May 14, 1984, he became the 386th fugitive to be placed on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He remains at large and, on April 11, 2010, became the fugitive to have spent the most time on the list, surpassing Donald Eugene Webb. He is believed to be in Cuba, but his exact whereabouts are unknown. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tom Wales Murder

Tom Wales Murder Reward

It has been over 10 years since a killer stood outside the Seattle home of Tom Wales and fired several shots from a handgun through a basement window, killing the assistant U.S. attorney and father of two while he worked at his desk.
“This is an active case in which we are constantly and aggressively pursuing leads,” said Greg Fowler, the FBI inspector in charge of the task force investigating the murder. “Information is the key,” Fowler added, “and the better the information, the greater the chance of finding those responsible.”
Wales, a prosecutor who specialized in white-collar crime cases, was shot at 10:40 p.m., October 11, 2001 It has been reported that a lone male suspect was observed leaving the scene. Read the rest of this entry »

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