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Crimestoppers is once again having our annual Trivia Night.  This year we're hopping on the holiday sales bandwagon and offering a special for all our EARLY BIRDS.  Signup your team before 1/1/2020 and get your table at a discounted rate.  Save up to $50 by taking advantage now for this awesome night of entertainment and help support stopping crime in Sangamon and Menard county.

We're the largest trivia night in the mid-west and we want you to help us better last year's record of 123 tables.  So click "Read More" to learn all about our 2020 Trivia Night!

This week Crime Stoppers needs your help to identify the suspect in an Armed Robbery to a business that occurred on Monday, November 4^th around 12:03am at Burger King, located at 2900 S. 6^th St. in Springfield. The suspect was armed with a knife and took money from the business.  The suspect was described as a black male wearing a black coat over a white sweatshirt, black sweat pants, white socks over his shoes and having a “red devil” mask over his face.  The suspect fled north west from the business on foot.  A photo of the suspect can be found on this website, Cashfortips.US.  If you can identify the suspect in this Armed Robbery, call Crime Stoppers at 788-8427.  You can submit a tip on this website or download the new P3 app and submit a tip from there.  You will remain completely anonymous and if an arrest is made based on your tip, you will receive a cash reward up to 2500 dollars. Remember Crime Stoppers only wants your information, not your name.

Crime Stoppers would like to take a moment to talk about how you can stay safe from scammers! Scammers are very manipulative, persuasive and masters at gaining your trust, don’t become a victim!  Some helpful tips are; never provide any personal information about yourself to anyone that you do not know or trust.  If someone is asking you to pay for services using gift cards, that is most likely a scam!  Scammers will also contact you posing as technical support and tell you that your computer has a virus or needs new antivirus or spyware software when there are actually no issues with your computer!  Never allow anyone to remotely access your computer unless you are sure they are legitimate Technical Support.  The IRS/Social Security Administration will not attempt to collect a debt from you over the phone and they will not send local Law Enforcement to arrest you or issue a warrant.  Before hiring a contractor for any work on your home ask them for referrals and do your homework before hiring them or making any initial payments.  If someone asks you to send them money so they can send you a larger amount of money or avoid paying taxes that is a scam.  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!  If you are unsure, run it by a trusted friend or family member and get a second opinion before sending money to someone you don’t know.  If you have information about crime, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 788-8427.

This week Crime Stoppers is seeking information about an Armed Robbery to Person that occurred on Saturday, October 19^th at 1500 W. Enos in Springfield.  Money and a cell phone were taken from the victim by a black male, 5’11”/skinny build, wearing a white/black Nike jacket with a black bandana over his face, armed with a black handgun.  A second suspect, black male, 5’3”, “twisty” style hair braids, wearing all black was armed with a knife.  Both suspects fled on foot after the robbery.  If you have any information about this Robbery or any crime, you can stay completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 788-8427.  You can also submit a tip on this website, Cashfortips.US or download the P3 app on your mobile device and submit a tip from there.  If an arrest is made based on your tip, you will receive a cash reward up to 2500 dollars. Remember Crime Stoppers only wants your information, not your name.

This week Crime Stoppers is seeking information about an Armed Robbery to Person that occurred on Sunday, October 20^th at 8:52pm at 1500 W. Enos in Springfield.  Three black male suspects, all 5’10” with skinny builds, took a cell phone and other items from the victim, who had come to the apartment complex to meet a friend. One of the suspects had a handgun in his waistband and he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt , black jeans and a ski mask.  All three suspects fled on foot after the robbery. If you have any information about this Robbery or any crime, you can stay completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 788-8427.  You can also submit a tip on this website, Cashfortips.US or download the P3 app on your mobile device and submit a tip from there.  If an arrest is made based on your tip, you will receive a cash reward up to 2500 dollars. Remember Crime Stoppers only wants your information, not your name.