East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help tracking down 40-year-old Tracy Collier, wanted on a felony theft of property warrant and last known to be staying at a campground in Jefferson City. Collier, born Sept. 14, 1985, is described as about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing roughly 240 pounds. Tipsters whose information leads to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
How to Submit a Tip
According to Newstalk 98.7, tips can be submitted anonymously by calling the Crime Stoppers tip line at 877-363-8847, by using the P3TIPS mobile app, or by texting ETTips to 738477. East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers lists the same hotline number and secure tip options on its website, which also emphasizes that tipsters can remain anonymous.
What Crime Stoppers Posted
In a recent “Wanted Wednesday” bulletin, East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers names Tracy Collier, gives her date of birth as Sept. 14, 1985, and describes her as about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 240 pounds. The post says Collier is wanted on a felony theft of property charge and was last known to be staying at a campground in Jefferson City. It also notes a possible reward of up to $2,000 for tips that lead to an arrest and adds, “All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”
Legal Context
Under Tennessee law, theft offenses are graded by the value of the property taken, and thefts above certain dollar thresholds are prosecuted as felonies that can carry multiyear prison ranges. The grading statute and sentencing ranges are outlined in Tennessee Code Annotated §39-14-105; see FindLaw for the statute text and LegalClarity for a recent overview of how the offense classes and penalties are determined.
Authorities urge anyone with information on Collier’s whereabouts to contact Crime Stoppers or local law enforcement rather than try to approach a potential suspect. The hotline number, app instructions, and text-to-tip options are detailed in the Crime Stoppers bulletin and on the group’s official channels, which again stress both the anonymity of tips and the presumption of innocence for anyone named in their alerts.
