Galesburg Police on Sunday, January 16th responded to Target for some ongoing theft complaints. Officers met with store management who said three different individuals on two different occasions took items from the store without paying. The first incident was on December 26th and the second was on January 14th. On the 14th, the males took two Fitbits and a Dyson animal vacuum. The males were seen leaving in a gray minivan. According to Target, the three males were the same three seen stealing from Target stores in Peoria, Davenport, Springfield, and other stores in the area. Employees at another Target were able to get the license plate number off the minivan and GPD was able to identify one of the individuals as a 31-year old male from Washington, Illinois with prior convictions for possession of stolen property on his record. The report was sent on to the State’s Attorney for a warrant for his arrest for retail theft with a prior conviction.
