Night Time Police Violent Crime Intervention. Police Vehicles with Flashing Lights.
Galesburg Police on Wednesday afternoon, November 23rd, were dispatched to the 1500 block of McKnight Street in regards to a report of a disturbance involving a gun. Upon arrival to the area, police observed a black male subject running across a large open field. The 24-year-old male parolee was detained near Berrien Street Housing. Back on McKnight Street, a 15-year-old male and a 14-year-old male were both taken into custody. The Knox County Housing Authority had the entire incident on video. The three males, while wearing ski masks, approach the passenger side of a vehicle and an altercation of some kind takes place with the passenger. The driver and passenger then drive off, and the three males run to a residence, then to another residence, before police arrive. A female witness in the second residence said the three were attempting to hide a firearm. The two teens were transported to the Mary Davis Home. The 14-year-old was charged with Mob Action and Criminal Trespassing on State Land. The 15-year-old was charged with Mob Action. The 24-year-old man was charged with Mob Action, Criminal Trespassing, Resisting, a Knox County warrant, and an In-State warrant from IDOC.
