FROM CENTRAL ALABAMA CRIMESTOPPERS
Top Photo: Scene of crime from 2016 where Juanita Tripp was shot and killed while standing in her doorway of her home in Dallas County. (Credit Central Alabama CrimeStoppers)
On December 25, 2016, Juanita Tripp was shot while standing in the doorway of her home located in the 800 block of Laredo Court in Dallas County. In 2016, a reward was offered by the Selma/Dallas County Crime Stoppers program for any information that would identify the offenders.
Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is proud to announce their reward of $1,000 to be paid to an anonymous tipster that gave information revealing the identity of Jalin Booker and Tyrone Booker. Both were taken into custody and charged with the 2016 Capital Murder of Juanita Tripp.
The tipster will be offered the cash reward as soon as possible.
“In 2021 Central Alabama CrimeStoppers absorbed the Selma Dallas County Crime Stoppers program. The Selma/Dallas program followed different policies than ours. When we absorb an existing program, the rewards that have been offered from past cases become the responsibility of Central Alabama CrimeStoppers. The case of Juanita Tripp is an example of our program honoring it’s promises to the community we serve,” advised Central Alabama CrimeStoppers Executive Director Tony Garrett.
“When a person calls Central Alabama CrimeStoppers the call taker gives them a code for the information given. The information is then sent to a Law Enforcement Agency for investigation through information distribution software provided by CrimeStoppers. An Investigator sends a disposition, through the software, to CrimeStoppers when the information leads to an arrest or solves the crime. CrimeStoppers Board of Directors votes on whether the reward meets the criteria for payment and decides on the amount to be paid through a computer-generated reward scale.
“Rewards are normally paid out within 30 days. It is the tipster’s responsibility to follow-up with CrimeStoppers for an update for information given. If the tipster downloads the P3 Tips app, a staff member from CrimeStoppers notifies the tipster if their information is eligible for a reward and how to collect. In this case, the tipster did not have a code but knew the name of the person they had spoken to in 2016. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office was able to verify the tipster’s information from 2016,” said Garrett.
