SEDGWICK COUNTY Crime Stoppers of Wichita-Sedgwick County has approved a $2,500 reward for an anonymous tipster whose information led to the arrest of wholesale fentanyl dealers in Wichita.
On August 11, police in Wichita arrested 21-year-old Chandra Bray, 26-year-old, Michael Parker and 25-year-old Matthew Lewis – all of Wichita – after a search warrant was conducted at their home in the 6100 block of E. Boston in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.
The three were all booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on requested drug and paraphernalia charges.
The arrests come after an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers reported drugs being sold from the home. Through diligent follow-up work, officers located over 1,000 suspected fentanyl pills, powders, drug paraphernalia, and several stolen firearms.
"This is a great example of the collaboration between Crime Stoppers and our local law enforcement agencies," said Macy, Crime Stoppers Coordinator.
"We rely on the great follow-up work from officers to corroborate the information received through Crime Stoppers, and in this case, it led to something significant."
A $2,500 reward was approved at Monday's Crime Stoppers board meeting. This reward coincides with Crime Stoppers new efforts to combat the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the Wichita/Sedgwick County community
"We're actively targeting fentanyl dealers in Sedgwick County," said Macy. "So if someone has information about a person with large quantities of these pills, they can send that into Crime Stoppers and expect an increased reward if it leads to their arrest."
The Crime Stoppers fentanyl campaign offers up to $2,500 rewards to tipsters whose information leads to an arrest of a fentanyl wholesaler – or anyone with more than one thousand pills in their possession, intending to sell.
"I think it sends a strong message to the community and the dealers that we won't tolerate this happening here in Sedgwick County," Macy said.