Crime Stoppers

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crime Stoppers is asking for help locating Daniel Ochoa III, who is wanted in Greene County on suspicion of violating his probation after being convicted of possession of a controlled substance. Ochoa, 30, is white, 5-foot-5, and about 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.  He has tattoos on his right cheek, neck, chest, back, both arms and right leg.  Ochoa has lived in Springfield and has ties to the area. People with information about this fugitive, or any other felony, can call Crime Stoppers at (417)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crime Stoppers and the Springfield Police Department ask for help identifying a robber who became violent when he was confronted by a store employee while he was shoplifting. The robbery was March 9 about 8:52 p.m. at the Walmart store at 3315 S. Campbell Ave. The man tried to shoplift small items by concealing them inside his jacket and walking out of the store. An employee confronted him and told him to go back inside.  The robber assaulted the employee and fled southbound on foot.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crime Stoppers and the Springfield Police Department ask for help identifying the man who robbed a store at Battlefield Mall last fall.  The robbery was on Nov. 14, 2010, shortly before 6 p.m. at Zales Jewelry Store. The robber asked to see a ring from the case.  He then grabbed the ring from the employee’s hand and fled from the mall through the entrance near Ruby Tuesday restaurant.  The ring contained a 2-carat diamond valued at approximately $20,000.

MONETT, Mo. -- City police are looking for a man who assaulted an 84-year-old woman last weekend.   The assault was about 3 a.m. Saturday in a home in the northeastern part of the city. Police got a call about about the assault and found the woman lying on her bedroom floor.  She told officers that a man pulled her from her bed and sexually molested her.  He then took her purse and medic alert button.  Police think the attacker was able to get into the home easily because the garage door was left up. Police say the woman's injuries are not serious.  She was treated at the hospital in Monett.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crime Stoppers asks for help locating fugitive Joshua Brown, who is wanted in Greene County on a second-degree murder charge.  Brown is charged with shooting Javon Carter, 20, in the face and arm soutside a home on South Maryland Avenue, in the Phelps Grove neighborhood near Missouri State University, on May 5. Brown, 21, is black, approximately 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. People with information about this fugitive, or any other felony, can call Crime Stoppers at (417)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- City police arrested fugitive Ashley Johnson on Monday night (May 7).  She  was a Crime Stoppers fugitive of the week who was wanted in Greene County on charges of distribution/delivery/manufacturing of a controlled substance and two counts of receiving stolen property.  The arrest was not the result of a Crime Stoppers tip. People with information about any felony can call Crime Stoppers at (417) 869-TIPS (8477).  You may also submit your information securely on-line at www.tipsubmit.com.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crime Stoppers says fugitive Jimmy Hartley Jr., who was wanted in Greene County on a charge of second-degree burglary, was arrested on Friday afternoon. People with information about other felony can call Crime Stoppers at (417) 869-TIPS (8477).  You may also submit your information securely on-line at www.tipsubmit.com . You do not have to give your name and no attempt is made to find out who you are. Crime Stoppers takes information about drug dealers, wanted felons, and all other felonies.  It pays rewards of up to $1,000 in cash for the information that leads to the arrest and the filing of charges against people involved in felonies.