Galesburg Police, shortly after midnight on Friday, were dispatched to the 500 block of Burlgand Avenue for a burglary to a motor vehicle complaint. The caller was on the phone with dispatch and watched as a 17-year-old male entered a 2002 Chevy Tahoe parked on the street and then attempted to enter two more vehicles across the street. According to police reports, the teen was inside the SUV for about a minute before attempting to enter the other two vehicles. Police would later watch the incident unfold via security footage provided by the victim. When officers arrived on the scene, the teen took off running despite officers commanding him to stop. Officers caught up with the male and detained him in a driveway in the 500 block of Phillips Street. Officers made contact with the boy’s mother who also told police she believed her son also stole a laptop recently – but was unable to locate it. The teen was eventually taken to the Public Safety Building and then processed at the Knox County Jail before being released to his mother. He was charged with Criminal Trespassing to a Vehicle and Resisting a Peace Officer.
