Lexington Police investigating several business burglaries

Posted on January 5, 2023

By Neil Doyle

LEXINGTON – Authorities in Lexington are working with the McLean County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police to solve seven burglaries to three different businesses that have happened since mid-November.

According to a Facebook post, Lexington Police say they have several persons of interest and are working to develop a suspect(s).

The True Value Hardware has been burglarized on five different occasions between Nov. 18 and Jan. 4, according to police.

The other businesses that were burglarized are DaT Bar, which occurred in the early morning hours of Nov. 19. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Mounce Automotive reported their car wash change machine had been burglarized.

Lexington Police say at this time, they don’t have reason to believe the burglary to the car wash is connected to True Value or DaT Bar.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Lexington Police or the McLean County Sheriff’s Office. People can leave a message on the city’s website or Facebook page. Any information may be left anonymously by calling the Lexington Police non-emergency line at 309-365-3871 ext. 102.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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