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Hi I’m Officer Matt Goulet, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties.

This week as the sun is staying up longer Crime Stoppers would like to share some reminders. Be sure your vehicles are locked up at night even if in a garage. Bring valuables inside or place them in the trunk. Close garage doors and lock all doors to the house especially house to garage entry ways. Utilize motion lights and porch lights during hours of darkness.  Arm house alarms and secure all windows and doors. If you have any information about crime, you can stay completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 788-8427, or you can leave a tip on this website cashfortips.us. You can also text us by typing TIP672 then your information and send it to crimes. If an arrest is made based on your tip, you will receive a cash reward up to 2500 dollars. Remember Crime Stoppers only wants your information, never your name. 

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) -Springfield police are still hoping for a break in the unsolved murder of a 23-year-old man.

Sterling Raye Washington was shot in a home invasion on January 25th, 2018, inside a home in the 1900 Block of East Edwards St.

This week Crime Stoppers needs information about the robbery of a person at 1709 Seven Pines on Feb 20^th around 230pm. In this case the victim was selling a white X-box. After the sale the victim was battered by 2 black males both about 5’6” one in a black Adidas Jump suit and the other wearing a red/blue/white Tommy Hilfiger jacket with writing on the back . The X-box, money and a black phone were stolen and the suspects fled on foot. If you have information about this robbery or any crime, you can stay completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 788-8427, or you can  leave a tip on this website cashfortips.us. If an arrest is made based on your tip, you will receive a cash reward up to 2500 dollars. Remember Crime Stoppers only wants your information, never your name.

This week Crime Stoppers needs information about an armed robbery at Check into Cash/1754 Wabash on Feb 5^th around 3:15p. In this case a tall black male around 6’3” wearing a grey puffy coat with the hood up, blue jeans, blue and white sneakers and a winter mask over half his face entered the store. The suspect displayed a black handgun and demanded money. He then fled south from the store on foot. If you have any information about this armed robbery or any crime, you can stay completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 788-8427, or text us by typing TIP672, then your message and send it to crimes. You can also leave a tip on this website cashfortips.us. All ways are anonymous and if an arrest is made based on your tip, you could be eligible for a cash reward up to 2500 dollars. Remember Crime Stoppers only wants your information, never your name. 

This week Crime Stoppers needs information about an armed robbery at Check into Cash/1754 Wabash on Feb 5^th around 3:15p. In this case a tall black male around 6’3” wearing a grey puffy coat with the hood up, blue jeans, blue and white sneakers and a winter mask over half his face entered the store. The suspect displayed a black handgun and demanded money. He then fled south from the store on foot. If you have any information about this armed robbery or any crime, you can stay completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 788-8427, or text us by typing TIP672, then your message and send it to crimes. You can also leave a tip on this website cashfortips.us. All ways are anonymous and if an arrest is made based on your tip, you could be eligible for a cash reward up to 2500 dollars. Remember Crime Stoppers only wants your information, never your name.