Galesburg Police early Monday afternoon (December 12th) responded to the 600 block of South Chambers Street for a report of a burglary in progress. Dispatch informed police a 66-year-old woman returned home to find her house in disarray and her 45-year-old son was inside the house fighting with the male suspect. Police arrived and found the man beating the male suspect with a wooden bat and both subjects were detained. According to police reports, the suspect, a 15-year-old Galesburg male, said he asked the homeowner for money and was turned away, so he went into the woman's unlocked house after she left and tried to steal her phone. The teen was booked at the Knox County Jail and then transported to the Mary Davis Home and charged with Burglary to a residence. The teen is the same individual WGIL reported, back on December 3rd, who broke into Greenwood Coins on Monmouth Boulevard and was charged with four counts of burglary.
Galesburg Police on Sunday, November 27th, responded to Greenwood Coins in the 1200 block of Monmouth Boulevard for a report of a burglary. Officers met with the business owner who advised that someone broke-out the northernmost window on the east side of the building. Taken from the business were numerous sleeves of coins and paper currency. Initially, the business owner estimated $3,000 - $5,000 was taken. Officers reviewed a security video of a male subject who came into the business earlier on Saturday to exchange some coins. The male subject - a 15-year-old - could be seen breaking the window and entering the business. Officers then responded to the teen's home and met with his mother. The teen's mother told police the boy had an excessive amount of money recently - he gave out money to family and friends and made a social media post holding a stack of money. The 15-year-old was transported to the Public Safety Building where he admitted to the break-in. The teen was in
Galesburg Police early Saturday night, November 26th, responded to a vehicle crash in the area of Monmouth Boulevard and South Henderson Street. When officers arrived, they were advised the driver of one of the vehicles, a 31-year-old Galesburg woman, had departed the area with a small child. Officers then responded to an address associated with the woman in the 400 block of South Soangetaha Road. A neighbor told police her outside camera captured the woman limping into an apartment along with her child and a 31-year-old male suspect. Officers attempted to make contact with the female for several minutes before making forced entry to do a well-being check. Inside, officers found the man and woman laying in a back bedroom along with the child. The woman told police the male was "chasing her around" and she was trying to get away from him before the crash, according to police reports. After the crash, she was injured and didn't know what to do, so she got inside the male&#
Galesburg Police on Tuesday, November 8th, responded to the 2300 block of Monmouth Boulevard for a domestic dispute between a father and son. Officers met with an intoxicated 70-year-old man who was angry with his 48-year-old son and told police he hurt his hand in the days prior from punching his son. Police made contact with the man's son who was also intoxicated and actively bleeding from a wound on his head. The son did not want to pursue charges, but given the nature of the call and the man's injuries, the father was taken into custody. The father was evidently upset that his son was living with him. Officers would later speak to the father's landlord and other witnesses who said they saw the father attack his son "out of nowhere" according to police reports, and was standing over him punching him outside. The 70-year-old man was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Battery causing bodily harm.
A 29-year-old Galesburg man was arrested three times on Monday morning over the course of fewer than four hours. Galesburg Police were first called to the 200 block of South Academy Street around 6:15 Monday morning at the site of Quick Sams near the Knox College campus. The man was banging on the windows and doors of the business for unknown reasons and refused to leave. Officers placed him under arrest, took him to the Knox County Jail and he was charged with Criminal Trespassing. Less than two hours later, the man entered the Galesburg Public Safety Building and began making threats to employees stating he was going to "shoot the place up," according to police reports. The man was placed under arrest again, taken to jail, and charged with Disorderly Conduct. Then just before 10:00 am on Monday, officers were called to the 500 block of Monmouth Boulevard where, during an argument, the man struck his 51-year-old uncle numerous times. The man was once again taken into custody