BPD releases suspect description in pizza delivery heist

Posted on February 12, 2018
Bloomington Police Departemnt
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery in the 300 block of West Chestnut Street on Friday night. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police Department)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Police have released a description of a suspect who robbed a pizza delivery driver on Friday night.

Bloomington Police said the driver arrived near the delivery location in the 300 block of West Chestnut Street shortly before 9:30 p.m. when a man approached him, implied he had a weapon, then took the victim’s cell phone and fled on foot.

No one was injured.

The suspect is described as a black man, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds with a mustache and goatee.

Anyone with information is asked to call Bloomington Police Department Curt Maas at (309) 434-2534 or [email protected]. You may also call McLean County Crime Stoppers if you wish to remain anonymous. That number is (309) 828-1111. If your call leads to an arrest and indictment, you may be eligible for a reward.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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