Biggers
Champaign Police have identified a suspect in connection to two recent armed robberies to the same local business in the 200 block of West University Avenue. The first occurred on Oct. 19, 2019, at approximately 5 p.m. and the second on Oct. 24, 2019, at approximately 3:44 p.m.
In both the Oct. 19 and Oct. 24 incidents, the investigations revealed the suspect entered the business, brandished a handgun and held the clerk at gunpoint. In both attempts, the suspect fled after obtaining an undisclosed amount of currency. No injuries were reported to police and the suspect did not discharge a firearm during the commission of either robbery.
Today, an arrest warrant was issued for Tyson M. Biggers, 41, of Champaign, for the offense of Armed Robbery with a Firearm. Bond on the warrant was set at $750,000.
Biggers is described as a black male, six feet three inches tall and approximately 190 pounds. Champaign Police are now enlisting public support to help locate him.
Anyone with information about these robberies or the whereabouts of Biggers is asked to please contact police at 217-351-4545. Arrangements may be made for information to be shared privately. If you wish to remain anonymous you 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 reminds citizens 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 a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for this crime.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.