BPD probing hold up at local loan agency

Posted on January 28, 2019

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery on the city’s east side.

Police responded around 11:30 a.m. Monday to the Check Into Cash loan agency at 2303 East Washington Street, just east of Veteran Parkway.

The suspect had a small handgun and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. Nobody was injured and the suspect is being described as a black male, approximately 5’8″ and was last seen running southbound.

Police say it’s too early to determine if this incident is related to about 11 other armed robberies in McLean County since early December.

Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD Detective Jared Roth at 309-434-2379 or email [email protected].

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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