On Saturday, September 5, 2020, the Galesburg Police Department received complaints of a dark colored SUV pulling over cars pretending to be police officers. Several similar complaints have been filed over the past few months. The majority of the victims have been female.
The suspects in this case approached female the driver after pulling her over with red and blue lights. The suspect identified himself as a police officer and stated that he was going to write the driver a ticket for speeding. When asked if he was really a police officer the suspect indicated he was “undercover”. The driver realized the situation was not right and drove off. She then contacted the police.
As a result of the investigation, officers located the suspect vehicle on N Henderson St. in Galesburg. The vehicle was dark green square SUV with license plate BR63930. When the vehicle was stopped, the driver and passenger were identified as:
Miller-Boyd and Wilson were found to have a red and blue flashing light in their vehicle. They both admitted to stopping vehicles and pretending to be the police. There were no weapons located on either suspect or in the vehicle
Miller-Boyd and Wilson were both arrested for felony impersonation of a police officer. There were transported to the KCJ and booked on that charge. Bond on the offense was later set by a judge.
William N Wilson is a registered sex offender in Knox County. His conviction is for aggravated criminal sexual abuse with the victim being age 15.
Anyone with any additional information or contact with these two please call the Galesburg Police at 343-9151.
***Report Courtesy of the Galesburg Police Department***
