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  Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week January 21, 2016 Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties Crime Stoppers is looking for information about a series of burglaries and thefts at video stores in the area during the past several weeks. Break-in’s have been reported at Family Video stores in Sherman, Southern View, and at two locations in Springfield –one on West Lawrence at Durkin Drive in December and most recently on January 13th on South MacArthur. Some of the video stores were entered by unknown persons who stole cash from the business; others had cash stolen from the business. An adjoining business to the Southern View video store was also victimized in an armed robbery on November 26th after the video store had been burglarized in October. Police believe that these burglaries, robberies, and thefts may be related.  If you have any tips or can help police with any information about these video store incidents, give Crime Stoppers a call at 788-8427. This website Cashfortips.us can also be utilized for leaving anonymous tips. For those of you who prefer texting, you can leave an anonymous text tip by using the keyword TIP672, then enter the tip information you have, and send it to CRIMES. Instructionsfor texting are also on this site. Tipsters can earn up to $1000 for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest, call Crime Stoppers today.    

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week January 7, 2016   Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties   On December 21st at 2:45 in the afternoon a red Toyota Prius turned onto Madison eastbound from MacArthur. After traveling a short distance and changing lanes to get onto the Walnut street exit, the Toyota struck a motorcycle which was also eastbound. The Toyota continued eastbound and briefly stopped at the Walnut exit near Douglas Park before continuing onto the exit. Police are looking to identity the hit and run driver and hope you can help. The red Prius should have damage near the rear wheel on the driver’s side and we have a photo of the vehicle will appear later on the Crime Stopper website. The motorcyclist was hospitalized for injuries in the accident.   If you can help police locate the driver or the vehicle involved in this hit and run, Crime Stoppers will pay you a cash reward. Call our tip line with any help you can give us at 788-8427. You can also text a tip by using the keyword TIP672, then enter the information you have, and send it to CRIMES. The photo of the suspect vehicle will soon be on our website cashfortips.us, check it out and leave us an anonymous tip.    

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week December 30, 2015   Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties   Springfield Police are looking to identify the person who shot a 36 year old male subject on December 26th, and Crime Stoppers is hoping to help. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 at night at the 500 block of South State Street when the victim was returning to his home. An unknown suspect approached the victim from the side of the home and subsequently fired several shots at him. The victim was struck by two of the shots and is still hospitalized though the injuries at his time are not believed to be life threatening.   Crime Stoppers operates under the premise that “For every crime committed, someone saw or heard something suspicious and someone in the community, besides the offender, has the key to solve the case”.  If you can help police with any information in this, or any, criminal investigation-call Crime Stoppers. If you leave a tip and its leads to an arrest, Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1000. Remember, the tip line is 788-8427 or you can leave a tip on this website anytime. You can also text a tip, instructions for texting is also on this page.  

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week December 23, 2015   I’m Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties. This holiday season in place of telling you about burglaries,Crime Stoppers wants to tell you about an exciting new program that can help you keep track of your personal property and can help you recover your property if it’s stolen. This citizen property inventory system allows you not only to store serial numbers and I.D. numbers of property you own, it also allows you to store photo’s of jewelry and other personal property  on a data base you control and only you can access. The web site is reportit.leadsonline.com.  In the event of theft or natural disaster you can retrieve this valuable information for police reporting purposes or insurance purposes and it can help in the recovery of stolen items. A link to this valuable program is on this website at the bottom of the page and can also be found on the Springfield Police Department web site spd.springfield.il.us. But don’t forget The Crime Stopper tip line 788-8427 if you have anonymous information about crimes or criminals. You can also leave a tip on this page or follow the instructions to leave a text tip. We pay cash, up to $1000, if you can help get criminals off the street.

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week December 17, 2015   This week Crime Stoppers wants to take a minute to ask those of you who live or work in Springfield to support the new Campus Crime Stoppers programs which were formed at Lanphier, Southeast, and Springfield High Schools. These programs are run by students who want to create a better environment in their schools, a better place to learn, and a better place to enjoy their teenage years. The Campus Crime Stopper programs provide a means for students to anonymously report the criminals and violators who are responsible for so many negative things that go on in the schools. If you expand on that line of thought a little, consider what the existing Crime Stoppers program is already doing for the communities we’re a part of in Central Illinois. Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard counties has help law enforcement take thousands of criminals off the streets and has recovered millions of dollars worth of drugs and stolen property. If you know someone who is responsible for criminal activity, call Crime Stoppers on the anonymous tip line 788-8427. We all want a better place to live and prosper in, and doing your part in taking criminals off the street is a great way to improve life for all of us. You can give a tip and make our community better on this web site or by text if you don’t want to call the tip line. Text instructions are also on this site, and all tips are anonymous!       Though we take tips 365 days a year, we also want to remember the holiday season and wish the best to you and your families….                                                                                                           Happy Holidays from Crime Stoppers!