Stolen riding lawnmower

On Wednesday at about 5:30PM a large black riding lawnmower was stolen by two kids from the vicinity of Country Club Road and Sharon Drive, just east of the Woodstock Post Office. Two boys about 10-12 years old were seen on it about 5:30pm, when it had apparently stalled in the roadway. They must have gotten it going again. Where would they have taken it?

If you have any information as to its location or the boys who stole it, please call the Woodstock Police Department at 815.338.2131

The house from which the mower was stolen is actually in unincorporated McHenry County, so information about the theft or the thieves can be directed to the McHenry County Sheriff's Department at 815.338.2144

Or you could take your chances with Crime Stoppers for McHenry County at 800.762.STOP Be sure to get your confidential informant's code number from the operator, and ask what the procedure is for staying in touch for any reward.

Crime Stoppers for McHenry County seems to operate as a secret society. The officers and board members refuse to answer questions or provide financial information. For example, for a tipster to qualify for a reward, must Crime Stoppers first offer a reward?

The information will be forthcoming from Crime Stoppers. I cannot understand why they are so secretive about operations. Last year they weren't even curious about information of three callers to the Tip Line who were disappointed in how their calls were handled. The McHenry County Sheriff's Department answers the Tip Line bt refused to identify any supervisor of the operators within the Department.