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Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week December 10, 2015   Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stopper Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties Two weeks ago, with the help of observant citizens, Springfield Police were able to make an arrest of a burglary suspect who was believed to be responsible for several west side burglaries. No sooner than police took one criminal off the street, however, another series of burglaries occurred last week at west side residential areas of Springfield near the mall and north of Washington Park. We're pleased that fewer people are leaving personal property in plain view in vehicles, and there haven’t been as many reports of burglaries to vehicles so far this holiday season. Unfortunately, the spike this week in residential burglaries has put a damper on recent successes.  Keep your eyes open, report suspicious activity to police, and call Crime Stoppers with your tips on suspects. We want these criminals off the street so call 788-8427 with the tips you have. You can also leave tip information on our web site Cashfortips.us. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1000 for anonymous information that leads to an arrest.    

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week December 3, 2015   Officer Mike Badger, Crime Stoppers Coordinator for Sangamon and Menard Counties Crime Stoppers needs your help in identifying the shooters in a drive-by shooting which occurred in the Springfield area recently. On November 25th at 8 o’clock in the evening several shots were fired at a home at 1913 South Grand Ave East. There were five persons in the home, including an infant, and a 15 year old male was injured when one of the dozen or so shots fired struck him in the foot. Police have suspects in the shooting and it is not believed to be a random act. This kind of senseless violence needs to end. Call Crime Stoppers with your tips and we’ll not only give you anonymity, we’ll pay you a cash reward of up to $1000 if your tip leads to an arrest. Who were the shooters and where can we find the weapon? Call us at 788-8427 or leave a tip on the Crime Stopper website cashfortips.us. Your text tips are also anonymous, you simply use the keyword tip672, then enter the information you have for us, and send it to CRIMES. You can help put an end to this foolish activity which endangers innocent life- call Crime Stoppers.

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.