Public Safety 09/30/08

Sep 30, 2008 (The Pantagraph - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- MYNG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Public Safety for Sept. 30

Police, fire, rescue

Streator police seek missing man

STREATOR -- Police are asking help in locating a 73-year-old man known to ride his three-wheel bicycle to adjoining counties and missing since last week.

Robert Spellious takes medication and suffers from seizures. He was last seen about 2 p.m. Wednesday near a north-side restaurant.

Search dogs have been used unsuccessfully to locate him. A search party has been used and fliers distributed.

The man is described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 168 pounds and having gray hair.

Anyone with information may call police at (815) 672-3111.

Burglaries -- LeRoy Police Chief Gordon Beck is reminding residents to keep homes, cars and outbuildings secured, especially at night, after two burglaries last week in LeRoy's Golden Eagle subdivision.

Two homes were entered late on Sept. 23 or early on Sept. 24 through unlocked garage doors. Cash, a gift card and jewelry were taken from one home and jewelry from the other.

Since arriving in LeRoy, Beck has tried to set up neighborhood watch programs, but has not been successful. He said his department will put up watch signs, do security checks and hold information sessions for those who are interested.

In court

Pontiac teens charged in brawl

PONTIAC -- Three Pontiac teens were jailed Monday on felony charges related to a weekend brawl.

Pontiac Police Maj. Jim Woolford said

Darrius Washington, Kevin Mabe and Kyle Alverson, all 17, were charged with mob action, and Mabe also faced a misdemeanor charge of unlawful consumption of alcoholic liquor. All were jailed in lieu of posting $2,500.

Police said the three fought with a 34-year-old Pontiac man about 10:16 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of North Plum Street. The man was treated at a Pontiac hospital and released, but he was jailed awaiting charges, police said.

That fight was retaliation for a previous fight between the teens, the man and three others, police said.

Cocaine -- A Chicago man faces a charge of unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.

Jamont L. Garrett, 18, was jailed in lieu of posting $2,000.

Credit card fraud -- A Michigan man faces a charge of credit card fraud.

Raynard E. Custard, 44, was jailed in lieu of posting $5,000.

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