This morning's Northwest Herald carries an article on Page 3C that should alarm every resident in Woodstock. And not only because of the crimes on two consecutive days that occurred a few blocks east of City Hall, but because the crimes weren't reported in the newspaper for a whole WEEK.
A street robbery and battery (physical harm) occurred in the 500 block of East Calhoun Street on November 17 at about 3:00AM. The individuals were known to the victims, although that fact was not reported in the newspaper article.
The next day, the three suspects invaded a home in the same block and beat a resident in relation to a child custody issue. That was November 18 about 5:40PM.
Seven (s-e-v-e-n!!!) days later the public learns about it, after the P.D. issues a "press release" and the newspaper picks it up. Because it is in .pdf form it cannot be easily copied and pasted here. The press release reports that on "Tuesday, November 25, 2009," Woodstock police investigators obtained arrest warrants for three men. (Tuesday was November 24th.)
Question: What took so long???
A crime alert (press release) was finally posted on the Woodstock Police Department website on Wednesday, November 25, at 4:10PM. You can read it there:
http://woodstockil.gov/vertical/Sites/%7B7B45EC48-D164-43E3-ACA3-4CC6ED948AFB%7D/uploads/%7B001495DF-3C33-4A48-8077-4ED0CF9B2DEA%7D.PDF
Joshua R. Ury, 21, of Lakemoor, is in jail (unless he has bonded out already).
Kenneth L. Nolting, 36, of Wonder Lake, is on the loose and wanted.
Brian J. Adams, 39, of Lakemoor, is on the loose and wanted.
Why did the public go uninformed for seven days? OK, so the suspects had targeted one couple in the same block where they returned the next day to beat a resident.
Where are photos of the men who are wanted? Why can't the police post those pictures right on their website? Why aren't the photos in the Northwest Herald?
Why doesn't the City of Woodstock post links for fresh Crime Alerts right on its homepage?
Doesn't the police department want the assistance of the public in locating wanted criminals?
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