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Ohio trio enters pleas on alleged short-changing spree
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CAMBRIDGE -- An Ohio trio charged with felony theft in a short-changing operation in Geneseo have pleaded guilty in Henry County Circuit Court. Vanessa Garltic, 39, of Struthers, entered a negotiated guilty plea to Class 3 felony theft and was sentenced to 30 months conditional discharge, 120 days in jail and fined $1,000 plus court costs. James Minerd, Jr., no age available, entered a negotiated guilty plea to Class 3 felony theft and was sentenced to 30 months conditional discharge, 90 days in jail and fined $750 plus court costs. Lisa Fox, no age available, pleaded guilty to Class 3 felony theft and Class A misdemeanor attempted theft and was sentenced to 30 months conditional discharge, 180 days in jail and fined $1,000 plus court costs. She also was sentenced to 364 days in jail with credit for time served and day-for-day credit. All three were ordered to pay $20 restitution to McDonald's and $20 restitution to Fareway for paying for food with a $50 bill and claiming to have received incorrect change afterwards, then accepting an additional $20. According to earlier court testimony, Ms. Garltic told officers she had taken $1,700 out of the bank for the scheme. When they were taken into custody, the two women had $2,300. Judge Ted Hamer accepted their pleas.Charges were filed on Oct. 25.Four other counts on each were dismissed. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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