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This week Crime Stoppers needs your help to identify the suspect in a Commercial Burglary and Theft that took place between 10:30pm on November, 21^st and 0830am on November 22^nd at “The Barber Shop”, located at 2700 W. Lawrence in Springfield.  A brick was used to break a window and gain entry to the business.  The unknown suspect fled with charitable donations that were going to be used to purchase Christmas gifts for children during this holiday season.  If you have any information about this Burglary and Theft, call Crime Stoppers at 788-8427. You can also submit a tip on this website, Cashfortips.US or use the new P3 app on your mobile device. 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.

This week Crime Stoppers is seeking information about an Armed Robbery at “The Cash Store”, located at 2512 N. Dirksen Parkway, that took place on Tuesday, November 19th at 11:28am.  A black male suspect armed with a silver handgun took a large amount of money from the business and fled in an unknown direction.  The suspect was described as being in his 20’s, light skinned, tall and thin wearing black shoes, black pants with a white stripe down the side, black hooded sweatshirt,  bright yellow reflective vest, glasses and a blue doctor’s mask.  A photo of the suspect can be viewed on this website. If you have information about this Armed Robbery, call Crime Stoppers at 788-8427, submit a tip on this website, Cashfortips.US or use the new P3 app on your mobile device. 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.

This week Crime Stoppers is seeking information about an Armed Robbery and Aggravated Battery that took place on Friday, November 8^th, around 1:43am at the Shell Gas Station, located at 2770 W. Washington.  In this case a black male suspect struck the clerk in the head, possibly with a handgun, then fled with money from the business.  The suspect was described as a black male, 20-30yrs. old, 6’ tall with a thin to medium build.  He was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with a black coat over it, dark pants and shoes and had gloves on.  If you have information about this Armed Robbery, call Crime Stoppers at 788-8427 or submit a tip on this website, Cashfortips.US.  You can also 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.

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.