Galesburg Police are investigating after a would-be shoplifter battered a manager at Hi-Lo on Friday evening (March 11th). Just before 7:00 pm on Friday, Galesburg Police responded to the grocery store on South Seminary Street and met with the store’s manager who said a heavy-set black male subject wearing a black hoodie, black jeans, and flip-flops attempted to steal a bottle of Crown Royal. The manager witnessed the male stuff the bottle in his pants pocket and leave the store. When the manager confronted the male in the parking lot, the suspect struck the manager several times. The manager was able to get the bottle from the suspect. The manager then grabbed a broom to defend himself and the male subject took the broom but was unable to swing it while standing in a doorway. The male subject then took off running southbound and got into a dark-colored SUV before departing. The suspect’s identity is still unknown and the investigation is ongoing.
