Crime of the Week
Crime of the week 12/6/21
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week.
On November 26th, 2021 Decatur Police responded to Wathan’s Auto Repair located at 3162 N Woodford in reference to a burglary. Officers arrived on scene and observed forced entry to the business. A cash register and an undisclosed amount of money was observed missing.
The investigation revealed a late 90’s to early 2000’s model gray colored Buick passenger car drove on the lot of the closed business. The Buick was occupied by a w/m who appears to be 30-40 years of age, 6’0”, 180lbs, with dark hair and a beard. The suspect was wearing a gray hooded shirt and sweats along with black colored gloves. The suspect appears to have a tattoo on the left side of his neck.
To view a photo of this suspect please go to decaturcrimestoppers.com and click on the wanted faces tab.
If you have any information regarding this crime, 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.
Past Crimes of the Week
News Release 10/8/13
The Decatur Police Department needs you help in solving this week’s Crime of the Week.
On 9/24/12 at approximately 9:30pm, officers were detailed to 2124 E. Hendrix St., in reference to gunshots heard in the area. Officers responded to this location and the ultimate outcome of this call was the shooting death of Kevin Abdullah. While we have received many tips regarding this case, Detectives still need more information.
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this crime. If you have any information about this crime, please call crime stoppers at 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. Crime stoppers will also pay cash for information that leads to an arrest of any person responsible for a felony crime in Macon County.
News Release 9/11/13
The Macon County Sheriff’s Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week.
Sometime between August 29th and September 2nd, unknown person(s) burglarized several construction trailers located at the Ameren Sub Station at 4156 Cundiff Rd. Suspect(s) stole approximately $50,000 in tools and $30,000 in copper wire. There are no suspect(s) at this time.
The Macon County Sheriff’s Department needs your help in solving this crime. If you have any information about this crime, please call crime stoppers at 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. Crime stoppers will also pay cash for information that leads to an arrest of any person responsible for a felony crime in Macon County.
News Release 8/20/13
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this week’s crime of the week.
Between 6:00pm on August 16th and 9:20am on August 19th, unknown person(s) burglarized Prairie Compounding Pharmacy located at 2801 N. Main. Suspect(s) pried their way in to the north door of the business. Once inside, suspect(s) stole over $25,000 worth of pharmaceutical drugs. At this time there are no suspect(s).
The Decatur Police Department needs your help in solving this crime. If you have any information about this crime, please call crime stoppers at 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. Crime stoppers will also pay cash for information that leads to an arrest of any person responsible for a felony crime in Macon County.
