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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign Police Department is investigating more instances of retail theft from the city’s Meijer, and they are again asking for help from the public through Crime Stoppers.
Officials already asked for help last week on a retail theft that happened on May 28. They said that in the two weeks that followed, there were four more thefts from the store between June 1 and June 10.
All of the suspects used bags, coolers or store carts to conceal items and then left without paying. Some of the items were recovered by staff at the store exit, but the thieves still got away with $1,500 worth of items.

The first of these new thefts happened June 1. The suspect was a woman between 18 to 25 years old with an average build, black hair and a beige purse. She was wearing a white shirt and black Adidas pants, and she left in a black sedan.
The next theft happened a week later on June 8, starting three consecutive days of thefts from Meijer. The June 8 theft involved two people — one man and one woman.
The man was described as being 36 to 50 years old with an average build, and was wearing a white hat, a black shirt and blue shorts. The woman was between 18 to 25 years old with an average build and braids, and was wearing a white shirt, peach skirt and had a black bag. They left Meijer in a black GMC SUV.

The June 9 theft involved three people. One suspect was a man between 18 to 25 years old with a slender build and was wearing a black shirt and black pants. The other two suspects were women, both between 26 to 35 years old. One had a large build and was wearing glasses, a brown tank top and white shorts. The other had an average build and was wearing a green and white shirt, green and white shorts and had a black bag.
The three suspects left the store in a Chevy SUV.


The June 10 theft involved one person: a woman over 50 with a slender build and low-cut brown hair. She was wearing a black shirt, camo pants, had a leopard-print bag, and left in a silver Hyundai sedan.
Anyone who has information on any of these thefts is asked to contact Champaign County Crime Stoppers by calling 217-373-8477, visiting Crime Stoppers’ website or using the P3 Tips app. All tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous, even to law enforcement, and are eligible for a cash reward if the tip leads to an arrest.