Galesburg Police on Thursday responded to Menards for an ongoing fraud complaint. Police met with the store manager who said three male subjects came into the store on three separate occasions and purchased items using the same checks. The checks bounced due to a lack of funds. The checks were used on three different dates by three different people and had the same name on all of them. All three checks were written for a total of just over $1,100 – which were mainly for power tools. The checks belong to a man and a woman from Sheridan, Illinois. A driver’s license number written on the checks doesn’t exist in any Illinois database. At the time of the police report, the subject had not been identified. The investigation is ongoing.
Galesburg Police on Sunday (January 22) responded to Menards for a report of retail theft. An employee met with police and said a white male subject stole a camera worth $89. The employee said the male suspect was asking about a camera and had two types of cameras in his hand. According to police reports, the suspect dropped one of the cameras in an aisle, and it was recovered. Police then viewed security footage of the male subject walking out of the store with an obvious square object under his jacket. On Thursday, Galesburg Police were able to identify the male suspect as a 40-year-old Galesburg man whom police are familiar with. The report was sent to the State’s Attorney’s office for review. The male suspect could be added to the pending arrest list and is facing a Retail Theft charge.
