Contact: Deputy Chief Troy Daniels, 217-202-7355, [email protected]
On April 30, 2015, at approximately 7:01PM, members of the Champaign Police Department and United States Marshal Service arrested Joseph Hart at 1121 Saint Andrews Circle, Rantoul, on an outstanding Champaign County arrest warrant for Armed Robbery/Armed with a Firearm. Joseph Hart’s bond was set in the amount of $500,000.
Between the months of September and November 2014, Champaign Police investigated a series of armed robberies that occurred in the area of the Country Brook Apartment Complex located at 2502 West Springfield Avenue. During each of these robberies, the suspect(s) brandished a firearm, and demanded cash from the victim(s).
During the investigation, Champaign Police Investigators identified one of the suspect(s) as 27-year-old Joseph Hart of Champaign, and were able to link him to each of the robberies.
On February 10, 2015, police investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Joseph Hart for the charge of Armed Robbery/Armed with a Firearm for his involvement in the robberies.
On April 30, 2015, at approximately 7:01PM, members of the Champaign Police Department and United States Marshal Service received information about the location of Hart and arrested him in the 1100 block of Saint Andrews Circle, Rantoul, without incident.
If anyone has information regarding crimes of this incident, please call the Champaign Police Investigation Division at (217) 351-4545 or Crime Stoppers at (217) 373-8477. Callers can also submit anonymous tips online to Crime Stoppers at www.373tips.com or by texting the following: CCTIP plus the information to 274637 (CRIMES). Crime Stoppers will pay a reward up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the persons responsible for this crime.