Suspect caught on camera stealing $1,000 worth of meat from Abelardos Mexican restaurant

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — This week, Crime Stoppers is attempting to help Springfield police identify a suspect in connection with a burglary and theft that occurred on two separate occasions on October 22 and November 4 at Abelardos Mexican Restaurat.

Both times we are told a male suspect arrives in a white sedan in the early morning hours.

The male suspect breaks into a free-standing freezer using bolt cutters and steals more than $1,000 worth of meat.

If you have any information about this incident or can identify the suspect, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 217-788-8427.