Galesburg Police on Saturday afternoon (April 23rd) met with a female in regards to an earlier suspicious incident that had occurred at Walmart. The woman told police that while at the self-checkout with her grandchildren, an unknown man approached them. The man told the children something to the effect of, “they would have to walk home if they did not help” their grandmother. The man then offered the children a ride. The woman said she ignored the man and began talking to a friend at the store. The woman’s friend said the same man had made an odd comment to her as well – offering her donuts, according to police reports. The two women exited the store together and observed the man approach the grandchildren in a white van. The man extended his hand and again was offering donuts. The first woman was alarmed and confronted the man who began yelling at her before departing. The women reported the incident to Walmart employees and the police who were able to positively identify the 65-year-old Galesburg man. Officers checked the man’s address with negative results and the investigation is ongoing.
