LANCASTER, Pa. — Lancaster County Crime Stoppers announced it recently gave out a total of $2,250 in rewards to tipsters whose information helped lead to the arrest of three fugitives, including one who was wanted for murder.
Crime Stoppers said it is marking 35 years of providing rewards to citizens who come forward with information to help local police departments solve crimes.
A reward of $500 was issued to the tipster for providing information that led to the arrest of Isiah Taltoan, of Lancaster, to Lancaster City Police on Jan. 25 for multiple misdemeanor and felony firearms charges allegedly committed over several months in 2022.
A wanted poster for Taltoan was posted online Jan. 24 by City Police Sgt. Joel Thomas.
A reward of $1,000 was issued to the tipster who supplied information on March 6 that led to the arrest of Jerbrell Westmoreland, 30, who was wanted for criminal homicide in a shooting incident at the Prince of Subs in Lancaster on Nov. 22 that left one man dead and another seriously wounded.
Westmoreland was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee after Lancaster Police Detective Adam Flurry contacted local police there. A wanted poster for Westmoreland had appeared online.
Ziair Collymore, 22, was arrested earlier for his alleged part in the shootings.
The third reward of $750 was issued to a tipster who helped Lancaster police find Victor Rivera, who was wanted on a warrant for allegedly sexually assaulting a child over a two-year period.
Detective Jessica Higgins, who began her investigation in early December last year, had charged Rivera with multiple sex crimes. Police posted a wanted poster on the Crimes Stoppers page on CrimeWatch on March 13. A tipster saw the posting and called Detective Higgins with information that led to the arrest of Rivera.
The tip line for Crime Stoppers is 800-322-1913. Tipsters may remain anonymous unless they choose otherwise.
