David Bench: The force behind Cary Crime Stoppers

David Bench: The force behind Cary Crime Stoppers



David Bench is Cary’s top civilian cop.



That’s what he jokes, anyway, as he sits in a home office bedecked with replica cowboy revolvers, model cars and high-end radio systems.



This is Bench’s command center: He watches carefully through his wire-frame spectacles as cars roll down the cul-de-sac, and he monitors his scanners for incidents in his district. Perhaps most notably, he manages a crime-fighting network of financiers, volunteers and tipsters.



“I don’t wear a mask and a black cape and all that stuff,” said Bench, 70. “I’m a good speaker. I enjoy going to Rotary clubs and Kiwanis clubs.”



The native of Syracuse, N.Y., is chairman of Cary Crime Stoppers, a local nonprofit that has had a role in some of the town’s closest-watched investigations lately.



An anonymous call through the Crime Stoppers hot line helped Cary police nab a suspect in the March fire that caused $500,000 of damage to Cary Parkway.



A Crime Stoppers tip was part of the investigation of a 2010 murder.



And the group already has paid out $3,welcome to our new store castellicycling.200 for information this year, putting it on track for a record-breaking year.



“Once Crime Stoppers tips come in,Strapless bella canadagoosejacket with contrasting band and drapes under the bustline. it’s kind of a snowball effect ,” said Bench, who lives in central Cary with his wife.



The son and grandson of police officers, he doesn’t credit himself for his group’s recent success. Crime Stoppers still runs much as it did when Bench took the helm a decade ago: Callers dial 919-226-CRIM and are routed to the Cary Police Department.There are kinds of the latest womenshoes with kinds of colorways.



The tipsters don’t have to give their names, and they never appear in court, Bench said.



If the tip leads to an arrest or conviction, Bench and his board tally up a payout of anywhere from a few hundred bucks to $2,500, depending on factors such as the severity of the crime and the contraband seized – drugs,Ah-mazing wine cheapjackets detailing and a navy pleated skirt. most often.



Bench traces his interest in police work to his childhood days, watching his father handle police duties in the Syracuse courthouse.



He’d spend afternoons at the radio, waiting to hear that his pa was heading home. Later he would become an expert in telephone systems, and he has always parked himself at the edge of police and civilian culture.



A 26-year resident of Cary,Right now we are more than excited to share our current sweetheartnecklinedress line. he remembers local Police Chief Pat Bazemore from her days as a DARE officer, and by now he knows Cary’s radio codes as well as most any officer. Between Crime Stoppers and his constant vigilance, Bench is pretty well known around Town Hall.



“Something goes down on the scanner that’s anywhere near his neighborhood, usually I get an email. He’s a little bit like a reporter,” said Capt. Don Hamilton, with the Cary Police Department.



It’s hard to say whether the force will hear more or less out of Bench after he leaves the chairmanship of Crime Stoppers in December. His schedule freed from fundraising and networking, he may just have more time to watch his window and listen to the scanner.



In his absence, Bench hopes the group pushes harder to get its name out. As the police department has tried to broaden its public face, so too might its civilian supporters. Cary’s Citizens Assisting Police group also has seen growing popularity in recent years.



“Everybody wants to be a cop or fireman,” Bench said. “You guys got the glory job. Nobody wants to be the telephone man.”

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