Karen Ramsay has been announced as the new Chair for local charity, Isle of Man Crimestoppers.
Her appointment comes ahead of a new drive by the organisation with the ambition of helping deliver ‘A safer Island. For everyone’.
The campaign hopes to enhance awareness of the service, broaden its engagement with the local community, and to attract support to enable it to do these things.
Crimestoppers
The charity provides access to the anonymous crime reporting service to give Island residents the power to speak up and stop crime with 100% guaranteed anonymity.
Karen Ramsay said: ‘We have already started the planning process to deliver our new approach and this will become more apparent over the next few weeks and months.
‘Our service is unique and guaranteed to protect your identity, whether you call us on 0800 555 111 or submit information via our anonymous online form.’
In the years that the service has been running, no one has ever been identified after giving information, Karen says it is ‘vital’ that it can continue to guarantee anonymity.
Community
As a registered Isle of Man charity, Crimestoppers depends on developing strong partnerships with the Isle of Man Constabulary, Government departments, other third sector groups and the business community to help promote its work.
Karen says that the charity is also seeking to engage further with our diverse resident community.
She said: “For example, we recognise that a number of residents do not have English as their first language.
“People can still provide information anonymously online, or using our translation service. Calls will be answered by someone who speaks English and the caller will just need to tell them which language they speak so that their information can then be recorded appropriately.”
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