The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday publicly called for help in an active homicide investigation, identifying Jeffrey Mills as the victim and urging anyone with information to step up. According to the sheriff’s announcement, Crime Stoppers is putting cash on the table for tips that lead to an arrest and indictment.
In a Facebook update, the sheriff’s office named Mills as the victim and said a reward of up to $5,000 is available for information that helps identify and charge whoever is responsible. As noted in the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office post, tips can be submitted anonymously and are routed to investigators, so people with information can speak up without putting their names on the line.
How to submit a tip
Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County accepts anonymous tips by phone and online, and it notes rewards of up to $5,000 when information results in an arrest and indictment. Per Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County, callers can reach the tip line at (216) 252-7463 or send details through the organization’s online form.
Reward Wednesday and community outreach
The sheriff’s weekly “Reward Wednesday” posts are a regular social media push that spotlights unsolved or stalled cases, with the hope that neighbors might know something detectives do not. It is crime solving with a little crowdsourcing, one Facebook share at a time. Hoodline previously reported on the tactic in coverage of Reward Wednesday.
Legal note
The sheriff’s latest post does not indicate whether any suspects have been arrested or charged in connection with Mills’ death. Any charges would come from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor after an arrest and a grand jury review. The sheriff’s office also notes that Crime Stoppers payouts are tied to arrests and indictments, and that anyone seeking a reward has to coordinate with investigators and program administrators, according to the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information related to the killing of Jeffrey Mills is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (216) 252-7463 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County. The sheriff’s office says tips that lead to an arrest and indictment may qualify for the advertised $5,000 reward.
