PEKIN, Ill. (AP) -- Police in Pekin say they are still trying to determine why a homeless man from Chicago broke into nine homes to steal small change in a weeklong burglary spree.
Pekin Police Officer Mike Sanders said Tuesday that 42-year-old James Batterson was arrested Sunday on an outstanding Illinois Department of Corrections warrant for escape, resisting a police officer and possession of cannabis.
Sanders said that police believe that during his alleged crime spree, Batterson mainly targeted loose change in the homes he broke into.
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