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Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Hawkeyes Sign Flew The Coop

Recent thefts under $300 and over $500 in the area.

Theft Under $300

Geneva Police received a report on Wednesday, July 11 of a slate yard marker with the inscription "Home of the Hawkeyes" missing from the front yard of a home in the 600 block of Lexington Drive. It was valued at $16.99.

Theft Over $500

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A 2010 black specialized Sirrus hybrid bicycle valued at about $600 was reported missing sometime between June 25 and July 2. The bike was secured in the bike rack on the north side of the railroad tracks at the Metra train depot. 

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