Task Force Tips Residents with tips regarding the recent shootings in Northern Colorado are asked to call 498-5595 or email taskforce@larimer.org.

LARIMER COUNTY — Larimer County Crime Stoppers officials have increased the reward offered to anyone with information in the recent string of roadside shootings.

The reward, which has increased from $1,000 to $2,500, will be given to anyone who has information that leads to an arrest — unlike the $20,000 FBI reward offered after an arrest, charge and conviction.

“We think this is becoming a more serious incident,” said Ray Martinez, a board director for the organization and former Fort Collins mayor. “We have had several tips that have gone through our website now that have been forwarded to the task force; we will see if it materializes.”

David Moore, the task force’s spokesman, said the Northern Colorado task force tip line has received hundreds of tips since the release of a vehicle sketch Tuesday afternoon.

“It’s hard to give an exact number because it continues to climb,” Moore wrote in an email. ” The task force is encouraging the public to continue submitting tips.”

Information on who is answering the tip line was not available.

Martinez said Larimer County Crime Stoppers, which is a nonprofit funded through donations, is hoping for community involvement in raising the reward being offered to $5,000. He hopes the more immediate promise of the smaller reward will motivate people to step forward and help investigators.

“We want to see a community based involvement,” he said. “We are looking for a community match and are going to rely on the media to help us get the word out.”

Donations can be dropped off at the Fort Collins Police Services building, 2221 S. Timberline Road, Fort Collins, in a donation box or online at stopcriminals.org.

People can also directly contact the task force at 498-5595 or email taskforce@larimer.org.

Dana Rieck: 970-635-3630, rieckd@reporter-herald.com or twitter.com/DanaRieckRH