Elgin Police Department Incident Reports

Breach of Trust: On February 16, 2023, Complainant, the owner of It's a Deal Antiques and Collectibles located at 1103 Church Street in the Town of Elgin, came to the EPD to file a police report. Complainant told me he allowed Subject to borrow a WWII Japanese bayonet from the store to show his father. Subject told Complainant he would return the bayonet to the store in approximately 30 minutes. This incident occurred on November 27, 2022 and the bayonet has yet to be returned. Complainant completed a written statement regarding the Breach of Trust bayonet and provided the dates and contact he had with Subject. I contacted Subject at 1445 hours and advised him of the Breach of Trust report filed by Complainant. Subject told me Complainant knew he had been previously hospitalized for a month and had been planning on returning the bayonet. I advised Subject to immediately return the bayonet to Complainant and he said he could be in Elgin by 1800 hours. I further advised Subject to keep the EPD number in his phone as I would speak to Complainant after the return to confirm if he did or did not wish to pursue charges and he said he would. I called Complainant and advised him of Subject returning the bayonet today. I further advised him to allow him to return the property and to avoid having a heated discussion upon it's return and he agreed. This case remains open and active.

Domestic Violence Second: I was dispatched to a call about an argument between a husband and wife on Jeffers Circle in the Town Limits of Elgin. I arrived on scene and noticed Complainant attempting to leave, backing out of the driveway. Once he saw me, he exited his vehicle to speak with me. Right away I noticed Complainant had some cuts on his lip. When I asked him what happened he stated his wife, Subject, hit him in the mouth. I could also tell that Complainant was grossly intoxicated and I asked him to give me his keys to his vehicle and he did. I then went inside the residence and spoke with Subject. The first thing I noticed is that Subject's nose was bleeding. I asked her what happened and she stated they were arguing and went back inside and spoke with Subject and her juvenile son "MS" who is seventeen. I asked "MS" what happened and he stated he did not see any physical altercation, that he just heard his mom and stepdad fighting. I again tried to ask Subject what happened and she then stated that she didn't know. She further stated she went to sleep and woke up and the police were at her house. I attempted to speak with Complainant once again and what he was saying made no sense. I then advised him he was under arrest. I walked back into the house to speak with Subject once again to see if she would tell me what happened. Subject also did not make any sense and I placed her under arrest. Lt. McCaskill then transported her to KCDC for me. I contacted Sgt. Sinclair about the juvenile and she responded to the address. I called DSS and did an over the phone intake of "MS." Once Sgt. Sinclair arrived on scene I transported Complainant to KCDC.

Possible Stalking: On above date and time, Elgin Police Officers were dispatched to meet with Complainant at Elgin Town Hall concerning her being "followed". Lt Hines and Constable Miller were passing by and took the call. Complainant was identified by her driver's license and related the following: Tonight, at about 1830 hours, she was in Food Lion and observed a white male who appeared to be following her around the store and did not appear to be looking for any products. She described him as a white male, with long, greasy dark hair (past the shoulders), with a bald spot on top and wearing a dark trench coat. She was concerned about it and then realized that he was the same person who she had seen walking back and forth in front of the TMobile store in Camden while she was getting her telephone fixed about two months ago. She was also "99.9% certain" that this was the same individual with whom she had worked at the Camden Walmart about ten years ago. At that time, he would wait outside the lady's room when she was inside and would be "hanging around" her car when she got off work. She could not recall his name, but related that he had been warned by management to stop his actions. No police reports were made of prior incidents. Officer Bass checked the interior of the store but was unable to locate anyone similar in description (note, over an hour had passed between the incident and the reporting of it). Complainant was advised to (1) keep good notes of future encounters and (2) to contact the police for a report if she saw him again in