Crime Doesn’t Pay But Crime Stoppers Does!
Decatur and Macon County Area Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $2,500 when a felony arrest is made as a result of the information that you provide. Crime Stoppers will also pay $500 or more for information that leads to an arrest on the Crime of the Week. Crime Stoppers only wants your information, not your name. Enjoy knowing that you made your community a safer place and helped police by removing a criminal from the streets.
Crime of the Week
Crime of the Week 5-12-25
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week.
On May 5th at approximately 9:25 p.m., officers responded to a reported structure fire to a vacant residence in the 600 block of East Wood Street. Both police and fire personnel arrived on the scene and confirmed that no individuals were located in or around the residence.
Surveillance footage obtained from a neighboring property depicts a suspect exiting the vacant home just prior to the start of the fire. The suspect is described as a thin-build white male, wearing a black hat, blue jacket, black pants, and black shoes. The individual was also seen carrying an orange backpack.
Photographs of the suspect can be viewed on the Macon County Crime Stoppers website under the “Crime of the Week” section. (Photos below)
If you have any information regarding this arson, please call Crime Stoppers at 217-423-TIPS. You do not have to give your name. Crime Stoppers will pay $500 or more for information that leads to an arrest on the crime of the week. Thank you.
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