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huskie
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The perfect punishment would be to force all 3 kids to go to school here so we could collect a years worth of tuition from them.
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sealhall74
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On the subject of letters, what are the odds that all three would have first names that start with "JAC"?
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DoubleNeck
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News story from WGEM with photos of the "suspects":

http://www.wgem.com/story/32770367/2016 ... -wiu-theft
vatusay
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Im curious how the value of the letters triple after the arrests?
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Neckfansince71
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Just three "knuckle heads!" Probably down visiting someones girl friend or high school buddy! One of those lapses in judgement in my opinion. Unfortunately this is a "state" offense! ;) jc
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Any lawyers on board here? How do the Illinois laws work? If three guys steal something worth X dollars, when it comes to determination of seriousness of offense (misdemeanor, felony class, potential jail time and fine, etc.), do you divide X by 3?
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sealhall74 wrote:Any lawyers on board here? How do the Illinois laws work? If three guys steal something worth X dollars, when it comes to determination of seriousness of offense (misdemeanor, felony class, potential jail time and fine, etc.), do you divide X by 3?
I'm not a lawyer (obviously), but I believe that from what I've heard in the past, all three would be charged via the full "value" of the item(s) stolen.

If they go with "Theft", then anything between $300 and $10,000 is a Class 3 Felony (which carries a possible sentence of up to 5 years in a state penitentiary and/or a fine of up to $25,000).
If they go with "Criminal Damage of Property", then damage between $301 and $10,000 is a Class 4 Felony (which carries a possible sentence of up to 3 years in a state penitentiary and/or a fine of up to $25,000).

Those are maximum sentences, so it probably depends on prior convictions and stuff.
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sealhall74
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ST_Lawson wrote:
sealhall74 wrote:Any lawyers on board here? How do the Illinois laws work? If three guys steal something worth X dollars, when it comes to determination of seriousness of offense (misdemeanor, felony class, potential jail time and fine, etc.), do you divide X by 3?
I'm not a lawyer (obviously), but I believe that from what I've heard in the past, all three would be charged via the full "value" of the item(s) stolen.

If they go with "Theft", then anything between $300 and $10,000 is a Class 3 Felony (which carries a possible sentence of up to 5 years in a state penitentiary and/or a fine of up to $25,000).
If they go with "Criminal Damage of Property", then damage between $301 and $10,000 is a Class 4 Felony (which carries a possible sentence of up to 3 years in a state penitentiary and/or a fine of up to $25,000).

Those are maximum sentences, so it probably depends on prior convictions and stuff.
Back in the"good ole days", this kind of offense would give a kid an option to "join the navy and see the world" instead of criminal record, assuming he was a relative newbie in the world of crime.
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wiu712
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OPS solves “Western _ _ _inois Universi_y” puzzle.

From today's Western Courier:
http://westerncourier.com/35988/news/op ... _y-puzzle/
wiu712
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Western loses another letter ‘W’ stolen from frequently vandalized sign.

From today's Western Courier:
http://westerncourier.com/36547/news/_e ... ized-sign/
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