Tag Archives: theft

• Crime

  Bettendorf Police chase and capture alleged church burglars

  Police said they caught church burglars in the act before chasing and capturing them in Scott County.
• News

  Dad catches suspected Grinch on hidden camera stealing gifts

  UPDATE: An arrest has been made in the case of an alleged thief caught on hidden camera stealing gifts from…
• Crime

  Wilton woman admits stealing money and lottery tickets

  A local woman was sentenced to six months in jail after admitting to stealing money and lottery tickets from her employer.
• News

  Nursing assistant accused of stealing from elderly residents

  A local woman is accused of stealing money and jewelry from residents she was supposed to be helping at a local senior living community.
• Crime

  Treasurer accused of stealing club’s money

  The former treasurer of the Donahue Sportsmen’s Club faces a felony theft charge after about $27,000 of the club’s funds vanished.
• Crime

  Gas station robbery suspect caught

  East Moline Police say they caught a man for whom they had been searching since August.
• News

  Store clerk accused of stealing lottery winner’s prize

  A lottery winner says he lost hundreds of dollars when a store clerk underpaid his winnings and pocketed the rest.
• Crime

  Gun stolen from accounting office in Sterling

  Police said a handgun was taken during an office burglary in Sterling, Illinois.
• Crime

  Copper thieves target Iowa wind turbines and cell towers

  Cell phone towers and wind turbines in some Iowa communities have become popular sites for copper theft.
• Crime

  Purse stolen from woman sitting in parked car

  A woman’s purse was reportedly taken by someone who snatched it from her as she sat in a car parked outside a bank in Rock Island.
• Crime

  Man accused of Orion car burglaries

  Police say they think one man burglarized eight vehicles in Orion over Labor Day weekend.
• Crime

  18 airport workers charged with theft

  Eighteen workers at New York’s JFK Airport were arrested on Wednesday and accused of stealing more than 100,000 mini-bottles of alcohol.