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Galesburg teens arrested for residential burglary.

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A pair of Galesburg teens were arrested Friday, October 22nd after a series of thefts and breaking into a home on South Street. Galesburg Police were notified around 11:00 am on Friday morning by a resident in the 800 block of East South Street that two juveniles were inside her home burglarizing it. The residents were watching the burglary occur in real-time via security video linked to their cell phones before the two teens disconnected the cameras. GPD along with Knox County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives from the Special Operations Division responded to the home. One of the juveniles – a 13-year old male exited the home and was taken into custody. The other male juvenile, a 15-year old, was located hiding inside the home and was taken into custody. Both teens were in possession of backpacks which they filled with electronics, jewelry, and other valuables taken from around the residence. Officers also located a stolen Amazon package the teens had taken from the neighborhood. Ultimately, the 13-year old was charged with Residential Burglary. The 15-year old punched and broke a plexiglass divider and wrote obscenities in blood while inside a holding cell at the Public Safety Building. He was charged with Residential Burglary, Theft, and Criminal Damage to Government Property. Both teens were transported to the Mary Davis Home.