Man sentenced to six years for burglary

Twenty-six-year-old Brandon Crabb of Champaign, Illinois was sentenced to a six year stint in prison on Tuesday, October 27 for attempting to steal an Airsoft pistol at a Walmart located at 2610 N. Prospect Avenue C, on Feb. 13, 2015. Crabb plead guilty to burglary charges before Champaign County Judge Heidi Ladd prior to receiving...

Theft and Fraud

March 15th, 2012

Man admits to stealing $45,000 from church

A 54 year-old volunteer bookkeeper has admitted to stealing about $45,000 from a suburban Chicago church congregation. He pleaded guilty to theft charges earlier this week. The man says he used most of the money to pay for medical bills. He was charged last year when church officials noticed a significant amount of money was...

Theft and Fraud

January 11th, 2011

Chicago man sentenced to 12 years for burglary

Last week, a Chicago man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for residential burglary. The man, 21-year old Michael Q. Roquemore, was held in police custody for a year before his trial. In August, Roquemore went to trial on home invasion charges but the judge declared a mistrial after police use evidence that was...

Theft and Fraud

May 5th, 2010

Suspected mugger caught using Facebook

A 21-year-old man accused of robbing a University of Illinois student 2 months ago appeared before a Champaign County Judge Tuesday in answer to charges filed a week ago in connection with the mugging. The man is accused of stealing the student’s cell phone as well as cash. According to the student, this happened in...