Burlington officer earns state recognition for Crime Stoppers leadership
Officer Bobby Davis was honored statewide for Crime Stoppers work in Burlington, where anonymous tips can bring rewards of up to $2,500 and help solve unsolved felonies.
Burlington Police Officer Bobby Davis earned state recognition for the Crime Stoppers work that helps turn anonymous tips into investigations across Alamance County. The Burlington Police Department named Davis Crime Stoppers Coordinator of the Year in a Sept. 29, 2021 media release, and a later North Carolina Police Benevolent Association post said he received the honor for a second consecutive year and also accepted a Productivity Award.
For Burlington and the rest of Alamance County, Crime Stoppers is more than a tip line. Alamance County Crime Stoppers says the program brings together the public, the media and police in the fight against crime, offers anonymity, and pays cash rewards for information that leads to arrests. Elon University’s agency listing says the group circulates facts about unsolved felony crimes weekly through media outlets and to law-enforcement agencies.
The countywide program is affiliated with the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, Burlington Police, Elon Police and Gibsonville Police. Residents can call the Alamance County Crime Stoppers line at (336) 229-7100, and the number listed for the Burlington Police Department is (336) 229-3500. The program advertises rewards of up to $2,500 for information that helps law enforcement solve cases.
The recognition for Davis fits a department that publicly tracks awards and recognition and has used that system to highlight officers and agency performance. In 2024, Burlington police said the department was named North Carolina Law Enforcement Agency of the Year, adding another state-level honor to the department’s record.
Burlington police describe their mission as improving quality of life in partnership with the community through fair and professional police services. Davis’s award points to the part of that mission that depends on residents willing to share what they know, even anonymously, when a case stalls and investigators need a break.
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