Woman in wheelchair steals and opens packages near Whitesboro St, Galesburg IL


A woman in a wheelchair was seen stealing packages near South Whitesboro Street. She got out of the wheelchair, opened the packages, and left them by the roadside. The wheelchair was later found abandoned in the road, but no packages were nearby. She was last seen heading south wearing a light shirt.
Audio|Source: Galesburg Police and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Suspicious incident.
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Near South Whitesboro Street.
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Near South Whitesboro Street.
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There is a female in a wheelchair going through some packages.
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She told the complaint that she had stolen the packages and then she got out of the wheelchair and was opening them and they are left on the side of the road now.
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She was last seen southbound on Whitesboro and a light shirt.
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Headquarters 42.
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Go ahead.
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I'm 36 on Lakeboro.
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There's a wheelchair in the road.
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I'm going to see if there's any packages.
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10-4[1]. She did tell the complaint that her name was (name withheld), unknown last name.
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Go ahead.
01:08
The wheelchair is going to be in the road in front of near Westboro.
01:14
With a couple teams of top in there, there's no patches around it.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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