Criminal Investigations from Monday – Request for Information
Bloomington police officers on Monday were dispatched to a report of an armed robbery in the 900 block of W. Front Street that occurred at 5:30 A.M. Upon police arrival, it was reported that the victim was robbed by five suspects. One of the suspects was holding a gun and another suspect had battered the victim during the robbery. The victim was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash and property. The adult male victim received minor injuries from the incident but was not transported to the hospital. The suspects were described as younger black males. One of the suspects was wearing white pants and a black shirt. Another suspect was wearing yellow pants and a black jacket
Approximately an hour later, Bloomington officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Oak Creek Plaza for an incident that occurred at about 6:30 A.M. It was reported that five younger black males, wearing all black, snuck into the victim’s residence. They encountered the victim and demanded cash. They left after stealing an undisclosed amount of property.
During this incident, it was also reported the suspects had stolen the victim’s 2009 white, Nissan Sentra with license plate P137865. At this time, the vehicle has NOT been located. There is damage behind the driver’s side front tire and on the rear bumper a visible outline of where a Chicago Bears “C” was once placed but is now removed. The victim was not injured during the incident, no weapon was reported to be displayed. If anyone sees the vehicle, please call dispatch at 309-820-8888. Do not approach the occupants of the vehicle as they could be considered armed and dangerous.
While these incidents are similar, we have not determined if they are related crimes, however, that determination will be part of the entire investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD Detective Paul Jones at 309-434-2548 (PJones@cityblm.org).
Respectively, incident report #201913781 and 201913782.
If you wish to remain anonymous, please call McLean County Crime Stoppers at (309) 828-1111. If your call leads to the arrest and indictment of suspect(s) you may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
