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Information from ~ www.decaturcrimestoppers.com
Friday, January 28, 2011
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Decatur IL Shooting on West Olive Street
Decatur, IL Police received A call on West Olive Street around 8:20pm on Tuesday 25, 2001 of A shooting- One male had a gunshot wound (unknown at this time where at)! Inside source has told us that the wounds are not life threatening and the male will be leaving the hospital today.
From the www.herald-review.com
DECATUR - An 18-year-old man was shot after he was confronted by two men in front of his house Tuesday night.
The victim, who lives in the 800 block of West Olive Street, was being treated for injuries not considered life threatening at Decatur Memorial Hospital on Wednesday.
Decatur police officers were sent to the vicinity of Huron and Center streets at 8:10 p.m. after receiving reports of shots fired, police Sgt. Steve Chabak said. As officers headed to the scene, they learned there was a shooting victim on Olive, a couple of blocks away.
Police interviewed the victim, who was taken to the hospital by ambulance, suffering from wounds to his right forearm, his right torso and back.
It was not known whether one or more rounds caused the wounds. The bullet that entered and exited the victim's forearm may have also entered his side and exited at the small of his back.
The victim told police he was standing outside when he saw two unknown men walking west toward him. They walked up to him, and one said, "What are you looking at?"
After an exchange of words, one man pulled out a gun and fired a shot at him. The victim said he then ran inside his house and told his father what had happened.
"He claimed he didn't know who they were and why they wanted to shoot him," Chabak said.
A neighbor, who witnessed part of the incident, described the men as both wearing black coats, with half-dollar-size gray patches all over them. The gunman was about 6 feet tall, the other man about 5 feet 9.
"He saw the argument, saw the taller man pull out a gun," Chabak said. "He saw the one man fire a shot, (the victim) run into his house."
The neighbor said he went into his house after the first shot, then thought he heard two more shots.
The gunman and his companion fled on foot, according to a police report.
From the www.herald-review.com
DECATUR - An 18-year-old man was shot after he was confronted by two men in front of his house Tuesday night.
The victim, who lives in the 800 block of West Olive Street, was being treated for injuries not considered life threatening at Decatur Memorial Hospital on Wednesday.
Decatur police officers were sent to the vicinity of Huron and Center streets at 8:10 p.m. after receiving reports of shots fired, police Sgt. Steve Chabak said. As officers headed to the scene, they learned there was a shooting victim on Olive, a couple of blocks away.
Police interviewed the victim, who was taken to the hospital by ambulance, suffering from wounds to his right forearm, his right torso and back.
It was not known whether one or more rounds caused the wounds. The bullet that entered and exited the victim's forearm may have also entered his side and exited at the small of his back.
The victim told police he was standing outside when he saw two unknown men walking west toward him. They walked up to him, and one said, "What are you looking at?"
After an exchange of words, one man pulled out a gun and fired a shot at him. The victim said he then ran inside his house and told his father what had happened.
"He claimed he didn't know who they were and why they wanted to shoot him," Chabak said.
A neighbor, who witnessed part of the incident, described the men as both wearing black coats, with half-dollar-size gray patches all over them. The gunman was about 6 feet tall, the other man about 5 feet 9.
"He saw the argument, saw the taller man pull out a gun," Chabak said. "He saw the one man fire a shot, (the victim) run into his house."
The neighbor said he went into his house after the first shot, then thought he heard two more shots.
The gunman and his companion fled on foot, according to a police report.
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Decatur and Macon County Area Crime Stoppers Statistics
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Crime Stoppers of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois
Crime doesn’t pay…… but Crime Stoppers does!
Decatur and Macon County Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000.00 when a felony arrest is made as a result of the information that you provide. Crime Stoppers will also pay $500.00 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. Why Do We Need Crime Stoppers in our Community?
Crime Stoppers is based on the principal that someone other than the criminal has information that can solve a crime and was created to combat the three major problems faced by law enforcement in generating that information:
- Fear of retaliation
- An attitude of apathy
- Reluctance to get involved
- Offering ANONYMITY to people who provide information about crimes.
- Paying REWARDS when the information supplied leads to arrest.
- To promote community welfare & inform/educate the public to further protect them from criminal activity.
- To motivate the public to cooperate with law enforcement agencies.
- To lessen the burden of law enforcement agencies in the apprehension of criminals.
- To help develop a community against crime.
CrimeReports Check Out what's going on in Decatur, IL
I'm waiting on a email back from the people at CrimeReports to see how I can add this to Decaturfilms website, but for now you can check it out on Herald & Review.com
CrimeReports does postings of Crimes that have taken place in the Decatur, IL Area
(or what area you want to look at)!
This is really neat, when you go to Herald & Review.com the CrimeReports will come up. Location is already entered as Decatur, IL. Scroll around and check out all the areas in Decatur, IL. There is a Legend at the bottom right corner of the map that will let you know what your looking at.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Springfield Police Search for Robbery Suspects
Please note: This is from WANDTV.COM Decatur Films takes no credit for this story or photos!
Springfield, IL - Police say two armed men burst into a Springfield McDonald's Friday night demanding cash. Springfield Police are now searching for those men who robbed the McDonald's located at 3250 S. 6th Street. Police say two men entered the restaurant just after 9 p.m. waving guns and ordering employees into the break room. Police say the suspects then made a manager open a safe and they took off with a bag of money. Investigators say 13 people were at the McDonalds at the time but no one was injured.
Information from: WandTV.com
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