Galesburg Police on Tuesday, December 21st responded to JB Hawks on North Henderson Street for a theft. Employees told police a male subject came into the store and grabbed a case off of a shelf and continued to walk around. The subject then asked an employee for a lighter and walked outside without paying for the case. When asked by employees if he paid for the item, 27-year old Kedrick Dickerson said he came IN with the case.
Dickerson then departed. Officers reviewed video of the theft that had occurred just before 8:30 in the morning and were able to positively identify Dickerson due to previous encounters. A short time later, another officer located Dickerson and he was taken into custody – he was still in possession of the stolen item. Dickerson was charged with Felony Theft and transported to the Knox County Jail.
