Crime Stoppers of Decatur, Illinois and Macon County, Illinois
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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 5-19-25
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week.
In the early morning hours of April 27th, officers responded to a reported burglary at the Marathon Gas Station located at 101 E. Pershing Road. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a glass window on the east side door had been shattered.
Surveillance footage shows a suspect approaching the east entrance and using a hand tool to break the glass. The suspect then entered the business through the damaged door, removed an unknown quantity of merchandise, and fled the scene on foot heading southeast.
The suspect is described as a male wearing a black hooded jacket, black pants, gloves, white shoes, and a facial covering.
Photographs of the suspect are below.
If you have any information regarding this burglary, 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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