CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — The Champaign Police Department was dispatched at 3:16 p.m. on Friday, October 3 to the 1000 block of South Neil Street for a report of a bank robbery. Upon arrival, officers learned that a suspect entered the bank and demanded money while threatening staff. The suspect then fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of currency. No injuries were reported, and there is no evidence that a weapon was displayed or discharged during the robbery.
Officers quickly searched the area for the man and continue to canvass the surrounding area for witness and video footage that may be of assistance. Any resident or business in the nearby area with exterior surveillance camera systems is encouraged to notify the police department. No arrests have been made at the time, and the investigation is ongoing.
Champaign Police ask that anyone who has additional information please call 217-351-4545. Arrangements can be made for information to be shared privately. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may also submit tips to Crime Stoppers by phone at: 217-373-8477 (TIPS); online at 373tips.com; or the “P3 Tips” mobile app. Champaign Police wish to thank the University of Illinois Police and Illinois State Police for their assistance in this investigation.
The community is reminded that information submitted to Crime Stoppers is completely anonymous. Calls are routed to a third-party national call center that receives your information, completes a tips information form, and then passes the information to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Caller ID tracking is not utilized by Crime Stoppers and conversations are not recorded.
Crime Stoppers will pay cash rewards of $5,000 for tips that lead to an arrest in any homicide case, $2,500 for tips leading to an arrest in a felony crime involving a firearm, and up to $1,000 for tips leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for any other crime.