Tuesday, August 17th, Galesburg Police were notified by the Rock Island Police Department that a Chevrolet Truck was in the Galesburg area that had been reported stolen and had been fraudulently obtained. Officers responded to the Locust Street residence and observed the vehicle to be parked in a way that would obstruct the view of it from the general public. Officers are very familiar with the residence – due to numerous weekly calls and arrests made of family members that live there. The vehicle was now registered to 28-year old Luciano Cantu of Galesburg. According to police reports, during the service of the search warrant, numerous members of the Cantu family attempted to distract officers to lure them into an altercation. Several members of the family attempted to intimidate officers and regain entry to the residence. Officers retrieved the stolen vehicle and notified the vehicle’s owner. Luciano Cantu was arrested for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle.
