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Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week November 12, 2015 Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties This week Crime Stoppers is looking for information about persons who have broken into vehicles while the car owners were enjoying recreational areas and parks all over the central Illinois area. There have been incidents in Springfield, Peoria, Linclon, Pekin and other communities and police believe at least some of the burglaries may be related. The Morton Illinois Police Department  has provided us with surveillance photos of suspects attempting to cash checks which were stolen from some of the vehicles and we’d like to help identify the perpetrator to see if this person is responsible for some of the burglaries and thefts from vehicles at parks in our area. The photos can be seen on our website cashfortips.us . If you recognize the person find the “Give a Tip” tab on the site to get the information to us, we’ll pass it along to police. You can also call Crime Stoppers with your tips at 788-8427 or text a tip to us. Remember, all tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and you can earn a cash reward if your tip leads to and arrest.

    Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week November 5, 2015   Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties. This week Crime Stoppers is focusing the Crime of the Week on an armed robbery which occurred at the Subway Sandwich Shop on Dirksen near Clearlake on October 22nd at approximately 2:30 pm.  In the incident, a white male in his 30’s with spiky dark hair placed an order and then, while at the register, held a cell phone for the employee to see announcing he had a gun and that he wanted all the money. He did not say anything so other customers were not aware the robbery was in progress. The subject left with a small amount of cash in a red -mid 90’s- Chevrolet pickup truck with a wide gold or tan stripe in the middle. Crime Stoppers needs your help to identify the suspect in this case. If you have any information, call us at 788-8427. Remember, all tips we get are kept anonymous. You can also submit a tip on our website, cashfortips.us, or you can text your tip information to us.  Help get a criminal off the street- call Crime Stoppers.

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week October 15, 2015   Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard counties.   This week Crime Stoppers is seeking information about a robbery which took place near Mossman and Amos to a male subject who was jogging at approximately 8:30 in the evening on September 24th.  The victim stated that three black males rode by him on bicycles and he didn’t think much about it. Minutes later he heard footsteps approaching from behind and he was suddenly struck on the side of his head by a juvenile male wearing a red jacket and a red ball cap. The suspects took a walkman from him and then ran away in an unknown direction. All three suspects were described as being in their late teens, approximately 5 foot tall with slender builds.              Call Crime Stoppers at 788-8427 with any tips you might have to help solve this crime. You can also leave a tip on the Crime Stopper website cashfortips.us, or text your tip by typing tip 672, then enter the tip information, and sent it to CRIMES. We don’t want your name and if your anonymous information leads to the arrest, we’ll pay a cash reward.     

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week October 8, 2015   Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties. This week Crime Stoppers needs your assistance in helping to solve a burglary to a residence in the 800 block of S MacArthur Blvd which took place near midnight on September 28th. In this residential burglary, witnesses observed 2 black males running out of the back of a home carrying shotguns which were later determined to have been stolen from the residence which was burglarized. The suspects were approximately 5’ 10” tall, one wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and the other was red hoodie. ID technicians were able to collect evidence from the scene, but help is needed to close the case. Do you have any information which might help put these thieves behind bars? If you do, contact Crime Stoppers. Remember, if you contact us with any tips your identity will be completely anonymous and Crime Stoppers will pay you a generous cash reward if your information leads to the arrest. You can call us at 788-8427, or you can submit your tip online at cashfortips.us. You can also text a tip to crime stoppers, instructions are on the website.  

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week October 1, 2015 Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties. This week Crime Stoppers is looking for information to help solve a series of break ins to garages and maintenance buildings at both residential and commercial sites all around the Springfield area.  Various power equipment items have been stolen in the burglaries where entry has been made by force. There were times, however, when doors had weak or insufficient locking mechanisms. Help police solve these burglaries by giving Crime Stoppers your tips. We’ll pay cash and we know that the more rewards we pay, the fewer crimes there’ll be. Our mission is to help get criminals off the street and a safe community can be realized with your help. If you have any information about these incidents or the identities of the perpetrators, call Crime Stoppers at 788-8427. You can also text a tip by typing TIP672, then enter the tip information, and send the text to CRIMES.  You can also leave a tip on our website cashfortips.us.  Remember, if your tip leads to an arrest, Crime Stoppers will gladly pay a cash reward.