Crime of the Week
Crime of the week 1-30-23
Crime Stoppers in the Decatur / Macon County area need your help regarding an aggravated cruelty to an animal.
On January 24th at approximately 8:30A.M., Macon County Deputies were dispatched near the intersection of Illiniwick / Sawyer Rd. just outside of Forsyth.
Deputies arrived on scene and observed a large breed, brindle colored dog locked inside a crate. The dog was deceased and appeared to have been neglected for a lengthy period of time. The dog was wearing a collar which contained multi-colored cartoon bones with a pink buckle. (Photo attached).
If you recognize the collar on this dog or have any information, 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. In addition, Decatur and Macon County Animal Shelter Foundation has agreed to donate $500 and Humane Society of Decatur and Macon County has also agreed to donate an additional $1,000 for the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for this crime. Thank you.
Past Crimes of the Week
News Release 03/20/19
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week.
On September 3, 2018 at approximately 3:22 am, Decatur Police Officers responded to the area of 700 Cassell Ct in reference to a gunshot victim lying in the roadway.
On arrival, officers located the victim, Keith Brewer, lying in the roadway in front of 757 Cassell Ct. Brewer was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
Witnesses on scene advised a vehicle turned around in the cul de sac and then pulled up next to the driver’s door of the vehicle Brewer was sitting in. The driver of the suspect car briefly spoke to Brewer. The suspect then pulled a handgun and shot Brewer. The suspect then fled the scene in his vehicle.
The suspect was described as a dark-skinned black male, approximately 5’ 02” in height, short hair, facial hair, and was wearing a white shirt.
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this crime. If you have any information regarding this crime, please call Crime Stoppers at 423-TIPS. You do not have to give your name. Crime Stoppers will pay $500 dollars or more for information that leads to an arrest on the crime of the week. Thank you.
News Release 02/14/19
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week.
Sometime between 11/26/18 and 01/23/19, a Snap Attack Football Passing Machine valued at approximately $3,000 was stolen from Eisenhower High School.
The Decatur Police Department requests your help in locating this machine or the suspects involved in this crime.
If you have any information regarding this crime, please call Crime Stoppers at 423-TIPS. You do not have to give your name. Crime Stoppers will pay $500 dollars or more for information that leads to an arrest on the crime of the week. Thank you.
News Release 12/11/18
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week.
On 11/04/2018, at approximately 1:32 A.M., Decatur Police Officers responded to Woodmound Plaza, located at 3715 N. Woodford Street, in reference to a subject that had been stabbed. The victim died as a result of the stabbing.
The suspect in the stabbing was a passenger in a black, or dark-colored Chevrolet HHR 4-door passenger vehicle with chrome wheels and chrome door handles. The suspect is described as a black male, average height, slender build with shoulder-length braids or dreadlocks. The suspect was described as having a gold adornment of some kind in his hair.
The driver of the Chevrolet HHR is described as a black male with a heavy build and an “Afro” hairstyle.
A witness is also being sought and is described as a black male with a heavy build, wearing a light blue shirt. During the time of the incident, the witness and a black female left the Feeling Lucky Lounge, located at 3775 N. Woodford Street, and walked to the area where the stabbing occurred.
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this crime. If you have any information regarding this crime, please call Crime Stoppers at 423-TIPS. You do not have to give your name. Crime Stoppers will pay $500 dollars or more for information that leads to an arrest on the crime of the week. Thank you.
