Washington County residents will lose their anonymous tip-and-reward program when Crime Stoppers of Oregon shuts down Wednesday, Sept. 30.

The nonprofit, founded in 1983, offered cash rewards of up to $2,500 for tips that led to arrests in unsolved felony cases. Over 43 years, the program helped make 280 arrests, clear 326 cases, pay out $252,795 in rewards, recover $203,804 in property and seize $162,250 in drugs, according to statistics on the organization's website, last updated in June 2024.

Longtime leader Henry Groepper told KGW in a report published Wednesday, Sept. 2, that declining tips and an unresolved data breach drove the decision.

"Our tips and our rewards continue to decrease. Over the years, the Program has gotten smaller, our Board is getting older, and we have been discussing dissolving for some time," Groepper said.

The data breach hit in March, when Navigate360, the Texas-based company that hosts tip data for Crime Stoppers programs nationwide, had its P3 platform compromised. A hacker group claimed to have obtained more than 8.3 million records from as far back as 1987 through 2025, according to Malwarebytes. Navigate360 CEO JP Guilbault said in March that the company had not confirmed any sensitive information was accessed or misused and hired a third-party forensics firm to investigate.

Crime Stoppers of Oregon posted a notice on its website March 19 asking community members to stop submitting tips through the P3 platform. The Portland Police Bureau issued similar guidance.

As of KGW's Wednesday, Sept. 2, report, Groepper said the organization was still waiting on Navigate360's findings about whether its tipster data was exposed. Navigate360 told the organization it would send notices to affected individuals or regulators after completing its investigation. The breach left Crime Stoppers with no safe way to accept anonymous tips, Groepper said, accelerating a shutdown the board had already been weighing.

The program was funded entirely by tax-deductible donations and run by an all-volunteer board. Groepper told KGW there were two reward payouts in 2025 but none in 2026.

No replacement anonymous tip program for Washington County has been announced. The Washington County Sheriff's Office accepts non-anonymous tips through its non-emergency dispatch line at 503-629-0111.