Lyons Police Chief Thomas Herion said they have charged 27-year-old Joseph Davenport six different times for theft, and it's costing taxpayers thousands of dollars. But because of the Illinois Safe-T Act, they cannot detain Davenport with a misdemeanor theft charge. So once they catch him, they must release him.
Bundle the aggregate value of stolen items into a felony.
This needs to happen before someone (likely the perp) gets hurt.
taxpayer
7 months ago
Is there no way to get this fellow a “speedy trial,” immediately after he’s arrested? If he’s jailed for, say, 30 days, isn’t that enough time to try the other cases?
Anyhow, this report provides another reason to refrain from using Amazon. There are plenty of other vendors out there.
Mark F
7 months ago
If he has got 25 stolen packages in the car he is probably guilty of some kind of felony.
Morefandave
7 months ago
Give Davenport the addresses of Gen Ass. members so they can participate in what they’ve wrought.
David F
7 months ago
But he votes Democratic so it’ll continue.
Democrats love criminals.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Bundle the aggregate value of stolen items into a felony.
This needs to happen before someone (likely the perp) gets hurt.
Is there no way to get this fellow a “speedy trial,” immediately after he’s arrested? If he’s jailed for, say, 30 days, isn’t that enough time to try the other cases?
Anyhow, this report provides another reason to refrain from using Amazon. There are plenty of other vendors out there.
If he has got 25 stolen packages in the car he is probably guilty of some kind of felony.
Give Davenport the addresses of Gen Ass. members so they can participate in what they’ve wrought.
But he votes Democratic so it’ll continue.
Democrats love criminals.