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| Former Illinois cop Scott Webb was apprehended in Branson (mug shot TCSO) |
A police officer in Branson busted a former Woodridge, Illinois cop who is accused of stealing more than $30,000 from a police charity.
Initial published reports were that Scott Webb was apprehended during a routine traffic stop on Tuesday (10-18-11,) however, Chief Kent Crutcher says "a local acquaintance of Webb's" called and tipped authorities to his whereabouts. Webb was taken into custody without incident at a condo after Officer Lance Gott ran Webb's license and confirmed he had an active warrant for his arrest for stealing.
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When authorities arrested him in Branson, he was living in an apartment with two other people and going by the name Jeff Waits. He had $4,500 in cash, three money orders for $500 each, and a loaded 9 mm pistol, according to Illinois State Assistand Attorney Helen Kapas.
“Webb had made statements that he would shoot himself if the police came for him,” Kapas said.
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Webb, a 10-year-veteran of the Woodridge department, fled the Chicago area shortly before he was indicted in late May for allegedly stealing more than $30,000 that was raised during two events that support families of fallen officers.
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The missing money was intended for the Illinois chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors, a nonprofit that helps send families of fallen officers on trips to Washington, D.C., where their loved ones are honored.
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