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Crime of the Week: Help needed solving theft at Best Buy

Crime of the Week:  Help needed solving theft at Best Buy

Can you help identify these suspects who allegedly stole electronics from Best Buy? Photo: Saga Communications, Sangamon County


Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – This week, Crime Stoppers is seeking information to assist the Springfield Police Department in reference to retail theft that occurred at Best Buy, located at 3193 S. Veterans Parkway in Springfield.

On December 18, 2025, around 6:30 pm, two black male suspects entered the store. One suspect, wearing a black coat, stole a PS5 and Xbox off the shelf while the other suspect in a blue coat distracted employees. Both subjects ran out of the store and got into a silver vehicle and fled the scene.

Images of the suspects can be found above, and on our website, cashfortips.us. If you have any information regarding this incident or can identify the suspect, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 217-788-8427, submit a tip on our website, or use the P3 app. If your tip results in an arrest, you could receive a cash reward up to $2,500.

Remember: Crime Stoppers only wants your information, not your name.

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