KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) – A Kinston woman is facing charges in Illinois after police say she redirected thousands of dollars from dozens of people to her bank accounts.
Police in Goodfield, Illinois, launched an investigation in November after a woman reported that someone had redirected approximately $8,300 of her paychecks to unknown bank accounts.
Police learned through search warrants that the accounts contained additional deposits from more than 30 victims totaling around $39,000.
Laylah Blount was identified as the suspect during the investigation.
Goodfield police traveled to North Carolina on March 30th and served a search warrant at Blount’s house with Kinston police.
Officers found Blount at the home and seized several electronics.
The 19-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated identity theft, theft over $500 and fraudulent use of electronic transmissions.
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(WAND) — Severe weather swept through central Illinois to begin the week on Monday.
Through all the heavy rain, hail and damaging winds left behind came some lovely photos of the clouds and rainbows after the storms moved on through. WAND News has compiled an album of all the photos from the storms and their aftermath.
Check out our album below and submit your own photos by clicking the camera icon or visiting wandtv.com/sendit.
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(WAND) — Severe weather is sweeping through central Illinois to begin the week on Monday, with heavy rain, hail and damaging winds. WAND News has compiled an album of photos of the damage left as the storms passed.
Check out our album below and submit your own photos by clicking the camera icon or visiting wandtv.com/sendit.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) – The Southern Illinois Irish Festival returned this weekend, bringing the community together to celebrate Celtic culture.
The event featured all things Irish- food, music, marketplaces and games.
Children even had the opportunity to participate in the wee highland games.
The event took place at Evergreen Park in Carbondale.
Southern Illinois Irish Festival President Thomas Grant said he loves putting on the event every year.
“It just puts a smile on people’s faces, and everybody comes out and has a good time,” Grant said.
The festival is held on the last weekend of April every year.
To learn more, visit their Facebook page.
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