Elburn Man Charged With Theft of Gun Equipment From Gander Mountain

Theft reports in the Geneva Police Department blotter this week included the arrest of an Elburn man charged with trying to take gun equipment from the Gander Mountain store on Randall Road.

Geneva police arrested Robert Walters, 22, of Elburn on charges of theft under $500 around 1:23 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Gander Mountain, 2100 South Randall Road, reports said.

According to a complaint in the 16th Circuit Court, Walters “obtained unauthorized control over property belonging to” the sporting goods store. Reports said Walters tried to take a Kimber Rimfire target conversion kit and two scope rings sometime between May 7 and June 7, 2013. The property had an estimated value of $399.99, reports said.

A conversion kit allows the user to convert a Kimber .45 ACP as well as other brands of pistols into a .22 LR in less than one minute, according to the Kimber website.

Cellphone Taken From Bathroom Sink

Someone took a cellphone that had been left on the counter next to a bathroom sink around 3:15 p.m. June 14 at ON-COR Frozen Foods, LLC, 2088 Geneva Drive, reports said. The complainant told police she placed the cellphone next to the sink while she washed her hands, exited the bathroom and realized it was missing around 4 p.m. When she checked the bathroom again, it was gone. The cellphone had an estimated value of $99.99.

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